Afternoon Cortisol in Elementary School Classrooms: Associations with Peer and Teacher Support and Child Behavior

School Mental Health

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 181-192

  Catherine, Nicole L A ^a   Schonert Reichl, Kimberly A ^b   Hertzman, Clyde ^b   Oberlander, Tim F ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggression; Classroom; Cortisol; Peer acceptance; Prosocial behavior; Teacher closeness

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016258353     PISSN: 18662625     EISSN: 18662633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12310-012-9076-y     Document Type: Article

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