2018
DOI: 10.1002/dev.21782
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Physiological stress measures in preschool children and their relationship with body composition and behavioral problems

Abstract: Background The relationship between physiological stress measures and body composition or behavioral problems in older children remains controversial, and data in young children are lacking. The aim of the study was to investigate this relationship in predominantly healthy preschool children. Method Physiological stress measures were assessed using diurnal salivary alpha‐amylase (sAA) and salivary cortisol, nail cortisol and parasympathetic activation (PNS) by overnight heart rate variability, and body composi… Show more

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“…An unpublished study presented in 2016 assessed nail cortisol in 124 at‐risk children at 24 and 36 months but showed stability across time points in only a third of the children (Nejad et al, ). In a recent study, nail cortisol was also not found to be associated with diurnal measures of salivary cortisol among 324 children between 2 and 6 years of age (Messerli‐Bürgy et al, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…An unpublished study presented in 2016 assessed nail cortisol in 124 at‐risk children at 24 and 36 months but showed stability across time points in only a third of the children (Nejad et al, ). In a recent study, nail cortisol was also not found to be associated with diurnal measures of salivary cortisol among 324 children between 2 and 6 years of age (Messerli‐Bürgy et al, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…In education, BMI has been usually associated with academic results in children and adolescents, showing a negative correlation [11,12]. High BMI values could be signs of an unhealthy lifestyle and increased internal stress in children that could affect their performance at school [13,14]. Physical education at school has structured programs aiming to reach this purpose [15].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Salivary cortisol is widely used as an indicator of childhood physiological stress in epidemiological and health sciences (Tervahartiala et al, 2019;Vanaelst, DeVriendt, Huybrechts, Rinaldi, & De Henauw, 2012a). Studies investigating young children's cortisol levels have shown that they have a clear diurnal pattern similar to adults' cortisol curve already at preschool age (Bäumler, Kirschbaum, Kliegel, Alexander, & Stadler, 2013;Messerli-Bürgy et al, 2018). Cortisol as a stress indicator has been validated using heart-rate variability as a marker of parasympathetic activity and self-reported stressful life events.…”
Section: Cortisol As a Physiological Stress Indicatormentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Evidence about the relationships between young children' physiological stress and social skills, including problem behavior, is somewhat controversial. Some studies have demonstrated no relationships between behavioral problems with peers or prosocial behavior and cortisol levels (Messerli-Bürgy et al, 2018;Simons et al, 2017). It has also been shown that peer-rejected children have higher cortisol levels, while teacher-rated externalizing behavior and poor effortful control are related to lower physiological stress (Catherine et al, 2012;Gunnar et al, 2003).…”
Section: Social Competence and Stressmentioning
confidence: 99%