Early family and child-care antecedents of awakening cortisol levels in adolescence
Roisman, G.I. and Susman, E.J. and Barnett Walker, K. and Booth la Force, C. and Owen, M.T. and Belsky, Jay and Bradley, R.H. and Houts, R. and Steinberg, L. (2009) Early family and child-care antecedents of awakening cortisol levels in adolescence. Child Development 80 (3), pp. 907-920. ISSN 0009-3920.
Abstract
This study examined early observed parenting and child-care experiences in relation to functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis over the long term. Consistent with the attenuation hypothesis, individuals (n = 863) who experienced: (a) higher levels of maternal insensitivity and (b) more time in child-care centers in the first 3 years of life had lower awakening cortisol levels at age 15. Associations were small in magnitude. Nonetheless, results were (a) additive in that both higher levels of maternal insensitivity and more experience with center-based care uniquely (but not interactively) predicted lower awakening cortisol, (b) not accounted for by later caregiving experiences measured concurrently with awakening cortisol at age 15 or by early demographic variables, and (c) not moderated by sex or by difficult temperament.
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| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science > School of Psychological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jan 2011 12:20 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 16:52 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/2298 |
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