Maternal Cortisol Levels and Behavior Problems in Adolescents and Adults with ASD

Autor/inn/en	Seltzer, Marsha Mailick; Greenberg, Jan S.; Hong, Jinkuk; Smith, Leann E.; Almeida, David M.; Coe, Christopher; Stawski, Robert S.
Titel	Maternal Cortisol Levels and Behavior Problems in Adolescents and Adults with ASD
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 40 (2010) 4, S.457-469 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-009-0887-0
Schlagwörter	Behavior Problems; Mothers; Autism; Adolescents; Metabolism; Adults; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Comparative Analysis; Child Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Autismus; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Stoffwechsel
Abstract	Using daily diary methods, mothers of adolescents and adults with ASD (n = 86) were contrasted with a nationally representative comparison group of mothers of similarly-aged unaffected children (n = 171) with respect to the diurnal rhythm of cortisol. Mothers of adolescents and adults with ASD were found to have significantly lower levels of cortisol throughout the day. Within the ASD sample, the son or daughter's history of behavior problems interacted with daily behavior problems to predict the morning rise of the mother's cortisol. A history of elevated behavior problems moderated the effect of behavior problems the day before on maternal cortisol level. Implications for interventions for both the mother and the individual with ASD are suggested. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10