Cortisol and Children's Adjustment: The Moderating Role of Sympathetic Nervous System Activity

Autor/inn/en	El-Sheikh, Mona; Erath, Stephen A.; Buckhalt, Joseph A.; Granger, Douglas A.; Mize, Jacquelyn
Titel	Cortisol and Children's Adjustment: The Moderating Role of Sympathetic Nervous System Activity
Quelle	In: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 36 (2008) 4, S.601-611 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0091-0627
DOI	10.1007/s10802-007-9204-6
Schlagwörter	Pediatrics; Anatomy; Child Development; Biochemistry; Social Adjustment; Physiology; Behavior Problems; Parent Attitudes; Measures (Individuals); Comparative Analysis; Models + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Klinische Sozialpädiatrie; Anatomie; Kindesentwicklung; Biochemie; Soziale Anpassung; Physiologie; Elternverhalten; Messdaten; Analogiemodell
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 specifically, higher basal cortisol levels were positively associated with higher internalizing and externalizing problems among children with higher SNS activity, as compared to children with lower SNS activity. Findings underscore the utility of including information about the coordination between hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) and SNS activity in biosocial models of atypical child development. (Author).
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