Hair Cortisol and Self-Injurious Behavior among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Courtemanche, Andrea B.; Black, William R.; Meyer, Jerrold S.
Titel	Hair Cortisol and Self-Injurious Behavior among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 126 (2021) 2, S.158-166 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1944-7515
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Self Destructive Behavior; Injuries; Psychological Patterns; Physiology; Stress Variables; Correlation; Parent Attitudes; Behavior Problems; Children; Severity (of Disability); Incidence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Self destrucive behaviour; Selbstzerstörung; Physiologie; Korrelation; Elternverhalten; Child; Kind; Kinder; Schweregrad; Vorkommen
Abstract	Elevated salivary cortisol levels have been documented in individuals who engage in self-injurious behavior (SIB), indicating acute physiological stress. Less is known about the chronicity of stress and SIB. We analyzed the relationship between parent ratings of problem behavior and hair cortisol concentrations (an index of chronic adrenocortical activity) in 23 children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Parent ratings of problem behavior were not significantly correlated with hair cortisol concentrations. When children were categorized into groups based on the frequency and severity of SIB, participants with the greatest frequency and severity of SIB had higher hair cortisol concentrations compared to children without SIB. Frequent and severe SIB may be associated with altered hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity in children with ASD. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01