A study of cortisol reactivity and recovery among young adolescents: Heterogeneity and longitudinal stability and change

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 283-302

  Ji, Juye ^a   Negriff, Sonya ^b   Kim, Hansung ^c   Susman, Elizabeth J ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol recovery; Heterogeneity; Latent class analysis; Piece wise growth curve

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; SECRETION (PROCESS); SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84949057487     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.21369     Document Type: Article

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