Effects of early adversity on young children's diurnal cortisol rhythms and externalizing behavior

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 935-947

  Bernard, Kristin ^a   Zwerling, Jordana ^a   Dozier, Mary ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Externalizing behavior; Maltreatment; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGY; SALIVA; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; POVERTY; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84954304959     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.21324     Document Type: Article

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