Socioeconomic adversity, negativity in the parent child-relationship, and physiological reactivity: An examination of pathways and interactive processes affecting young children's physical health

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 998-1007

  Hagan, Melissa J ^a,b   Roubinov, Danielle S ^b   Adler, Nancy E ^b   Boyce, William Thomas ^b   Bush, Nicole R ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

early childhood; parasympathetic reactivity; parenting; physical health; SES

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; KINDERGARTEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; AFFECT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONFLICT; HEALTH STATUS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SOCIAL CLASS;

AFFECT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84983268189     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000379     Document Type: Article

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