Early adversity, elevated stress physiology, accelerated sexual maturation, and poor health in females

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 816-822

  Belsky, Jay ^a   Ruttle, Paula L ^b   Boyce, W Thomas ^c   Armstrong, Jeffrey M ^b   Essex, Marilyn J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenarche; Developmental origins of health and disease; Predictive adaptive response; Prenatal stress; Stress physiology

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENARCHE; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; SEXUAL MATURATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENARCHE; ADULT; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; SEXUAL MATURATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930048358     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/dev0000017     Document Type: Article

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