Daily cortisol activity, loneliness, and coping efficacy in late adolescence: A longitudinal study of the transition to college

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 334-345

  Drake, Emily C ^a   Sladek, Michael R ^a   Doane, Leah D ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coping efficacy; cortisol; late adolescence; loneliness; transition to college

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLLEGE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; SALIVA ANALYSIS;

EID: 84973454970     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025415581914     Document Type: Article

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