Pubertal maturation and cortisol level in response to a novel social environment among female adolescents

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 893-900

  Blumenthal, Heidemarie ^a   Leen Feldner, Ellen W ^b   Badour, Christal L ^b   Trainor, Casey D ^c   Babson, Kimberly A ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c AUGUSTANA COLLEGE   (United States)

^d VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Cortisol; Girls; HPA axis; Puberty; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; PUBERTAL DEVELOPMENT SCALE; PUBERTY; RATING SCALE; SALIVA LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; ANXIETY; CHEMISTRY; DEPRESSION; LABORATORY; LIFE EVENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LABORATORIES; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; PUBERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84903879839     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.06.005     Document Type: Article

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