Children's Context Inappropriate Anger and Salivary Cortisol

Autor/inn/en	Locke, Robin L.; Davidson, Richard J.; Kalin, Ned H.; Goldsmith, H. Hill
Titel	Children's Context Inappropriate Anger and Salivary Cortisol
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 45 (2009) 5, S.1284-1297 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0015975
Schlagwörter	Psychological Patterns; Young Children; Preadolescents; Gender Differences; Prediction; Multiple Regression Analysis; Models; Context Effect + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Frühe Kindheit; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Geschlechterkonflikt; Vorhersage; Analogiemodell
Abstract	Some children show emotion that is not consistent with normative appraisal of the context and can therefore be defined as context inappropriate (CI). The authors used individual growth curve modeling and hierarchical multiple regression analyses to examine whether CI anger predicts differences in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity, as manifest in salivary cortisol measures. About 23% of the 360 children (ages 6-10 years, primarily 7-8) showed at least 1 expression of CI anger in situations designed to elicit positive affect. Expression of anger across 2 positive assessments was less common (around 4%). CI anger predicted the hypothesized lower levels of cortisol beyond that attributed to context appropriate anger. Boys' CI anger predicted lower morning cortisol and flatter slopes. Results suggest that this novel approach to studying children's emotion across varying contexts can provide insight into affective style. (Contains 2 figures and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10