A preliminary assessment of cortisol and behavior in young children: A look at instrumentation, methodology, and diurnal rhythm of cortisol levels

Clements, Andrea D.

doi:10.1016/s0163-6383(96)90451-8

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“…Despite the practicality of saliva sampling in older children (Clements, 1996;Gunnar & Donzella, 2002), adults (Broderick et al, 2004;Clements, 2000), and even very young infants (Grauer, 1991), stress-free saliva collection from toddlers has proven to be quite problematic (Talge, Donzella, Kryzer, Gierens, & Gunnar, 2005). However, the benefit of early developmental research using cortisol has been well supported (see Gunnar, 2003).…”

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Marshmallows used as saliva stimulant do not affect cortisol concentrations: Finally a palatable alternative for toddler saliva collection

Clements

Parker

Dixon

et al. 2007

Developmental Psychobiology

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Two studies were conducted to validate marshmallows as a saliva stimulant for use with toddlers. First, cortisol concentrations from 14 subjects (ages 6-46 years) were compared using three saliva collection methods: (1) plain cotton dental roll, (2) dental roll with one mini-marshmallow, and (3) expectorating into a collection tube using no cotton or stimulant. EIA was used for analyses. There were no significant differences among cortisol concentrations. Second, saliva collection compliance rate was compared for 21-month-olds (n = 51) using either flavored drink crystal- (compliance rate = 16.7%) or marshmallow-flavored (compliance rate = 60%) dental rolls for saliva collection (chi(2) (1) = 4.02, p = .045). These studies indicate that marshmallow is a viable option for saliva stimulation to determine toddler cortisol concentrations using EIA.

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