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Cortisol and children’s adjustment: The moderating role of sympathetic nervous system activity (2008)
| Venue: | Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology |
| Citations: | 13 - 4 self |
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@ARTICLE{El-sheikh08cortisoland,
author = {Mona El-sheikh and Stephen A. Erath and Joseph A. Buckhalt and Douglas A. Granger and Jacquelyn Mize},
title = {Cortisol and children’s adjustment: The moderating role of sympathetic nervous system activity},
journal = {Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology},
year = {2008},
pages = {601--611}
}
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Abstract
Abstract We examined relations among cortisol, markers of sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity (including salivary alpha-amylase and skin conductance level), and children’s adjustment. We also tested the Bauer et al. (Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 23 (2), 102–113, 2002) hypothesis that interactions between the SNS and cortisol would be associated with internalizing and externalizing problems. Saliva samples were obtained from 8- to 9-year-olds before and after a laboratory assessment battery, and were assayed for cortisol and alpha-amylase (sAA). Basal skin conductance level (SCL) was measured during resting conditions. Parents reported on child adjustment. Interactions between basal SNS and cortisol levels explained moderate amounts of unique variance in children’s externalizing and internalizing problems. More
