Children's cortisol and salivary alpha-amylase interact to predict attention bias to threatening stimuli

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 138, Issue , 2015, Pages 266-272

  Ursache, Alexandra ^a   Blair, Clancy ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention bias; Cortisol; Early childhood; Salivary alpha amylase

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA ISOENZYME; HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTIONAL BIAS; CHILD; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; MALE; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; STIMULUS; THREAT; CHEMISTRY; EMOTION; MENTAL STRESS; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; VISION;

ATTENTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84918577459     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.10.002     Document Type: Article

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