Quality of care and temperament determine changes in cortisol concentrations over the day for young children in childcare

Dettling, A.; Parker, Stanley; Lane, Shelly J.; Sebanc, Anne M.; Gunnar, Megan R.

doi:10.1016/s0306-4530(00)00028-7

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“…Individual differences in responses to stressful experiences have been probed by tracking cortisol changes in experimental or natural conditions (Granger, Weisz, McCracken, Ikeda, & Douglas, 1996;Kirschbaum & Hellhammer, 1994;Schwartz, Granger, Susman, Gunnar, & Laird, 1998). Both perceived chronic stress and constitutional factors have been associated with elevated cortisol in the hour after wakening (Wüst, Federenko, Hellhammer, & Kirschbaum, 2000); quality of child care has been related to emotional development, regulation, and cortisol responses in infants and children (Dettling, Parker, Lane, Sebanc, & Gunnar, 2000;Gunnar & Donzella, 2002;Hruschka, Kohrt, & Worthman, 2005); and traumatic stress has been linked to low as well as to high cortisol values and to blunted or exacerbated cortisol responsiveness in children and adults (De Bellis, 2002;Heim & Nemeroff, 2001).…”

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Homeless street children in Nepal: Use of allostatic load to assess the burden of childhood adversity

Worthman

Panter‐Brick

2008

Dev Psychopathol

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Section: Developmental Psychobiology Of Stress: Current Approachesmentioning

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Homeless street children in Nepal: Use of allostatic load to assess the burden of childhood adversity

Worthman

Panter‐Brick

2008

Dev Psychopathol

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“…These children are also more prone to certain behavioral and health problems, including increased risk for drug use in boys [4], problem behavior [5], anxiety disorders [2,6-8] and allergies [9]. One physiological trait associated with inhibition that may explain certain behavioral and health trajectories is a greater release of glucocorticoids from the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis during unstimulated and stimulated periods [3,[10][11][12][13]. Given the complex relationships between…”

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Behavioral inhibition and glucocorticoid dynamics in a rodent model

Cavigelli

Stine

Kovacsics

et al. 2007

Physiology & Behavior

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Behavioral inhibition (i.e. avoidance of unfamiliar) has been linked to significant differences in stress physiology and health. Developing an animal model of this common temperament provides a means to experimentally study the development and physiology of this trait as it relates to stress-related health processes. To elaborate such an animal model, we studied individual rat responses to two novel situations that mimic behavioral inhibition tests for humans (one non-social and one social). We measured individual consistency of behavioral responses across tests and time, and examined the relationship between behavior and glucocorticoid levels in outbred Sprague-Dawley male rats. Individuals were consistent in their behavioral responses to the same novel environment over time, but not in their responses across two different environments (i.e. non-social vs. social). A third of males were slow to approach novelty in both arenas (INHIBITED) and another third were fast to approach in both arenas (NON-INHIBITED). Behavioral inhibition was relatively stable across time and was associated with increased glucocorticoid production at baseline and in response to novelty but not during a post-novelty recovery period. Glucocorticoid levels were more closely related to their responses to the social novel arena than the non-social arena. Thus, behavioral inhibition is associated with acute and basal glucocorticoid over production and social inhibition is a more important predictor of adrenal activity than non-social inhibition. These preliminary observations provide strong support for an animal model of human behavioral inhibition and identify specific aspect of glucocorticoid production dynamics to examine in behaviorally inhibited children. Keywords behavioral inhibition; neophobia; exploration; glucocorticoid profiles; individual differences; stress In the United States, approximately 20% of children tested show stable signs of behavioral inhibition or shyness -a behavioral predisposition that indicates fear of the unfamiliar and avoidance of novelty in different situations [1][2]. In children, this trait is relatively stable over time, with 60% of shy 1-year-olds remaining inhibited 4 years later [3]. These children are also more prone to certain behavioral and health problems, including increased risk for drug use in boys [4], problem behavior [5], anxiety disorders [2,6-8] and allergies [9]. One physiological trait associated with inhibition that may explain certain behavioral and health trajectories is a greater release of glucocorticoids from the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis during unstimulated and stimulated periods [3,[10][11][12][13]. Given the complex relationships between

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“…Consequently, given that the best known HPA hormone involved in modulating adaptation to stress is CORT, in a psychological stress paradigm saliva CORT concentrations were positively related to conduct problems, but only when boys showed 'very high levels' of conduct problems over time (Lahey, McBurnett, Raine, Stouthamer-Loeber, & Loeber, 2002). High levels of CORT and larger increases of it from morning to afternoon have also been found in children with anxiety and depression (McBurnett et al, 1991), as well as in children with more immature social skills, more emotionally negative and with less self-control (Dettling, Gunnar, & Donzella, 1999;Dettling, Parker, Lane, Sebanc, & Gunnar, 2000). A higher adrenal androgen concentration thus would be an index of higher stress Sapolsky, 1991).…”

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Hormones and aggression in childhood and adolescence

Ramírez

2003

Aggression and Violent Behavior

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This review is a survey on recent psychobiosocial studies on association between hormones and aggression/violence in children and adolescents, with a special focus on puberty, given the rapid changes in both hormones and behavior occurring during that developmental period. Since it cannot be assumed that all readers have much background knowledge, it inevitably begins with some comments about the concept and multifaceted nature of aggression, as well as with a brief reminding about hormone candidates to be linked to aggression during human development. Then, we finish off with the status of its knowledge in today's science, tackling in a systematic way with the main data published, hormone by hormone. The origin of the gender-based differences in aggression must lie in neuroendocrinological events occurring during prenatal life or early in postnatal life. A complex and indirect effect of testosterone on aggression is proposed. A low HPA axis activity seems associated with chronic aggressive and antisocial behaviors. It is also suggested that early adrenal androgens contribute to the onset and maintenance of persistent violent and antisocial behavior, and that it begins early in life and persists into adulthood, at least in young boys. There are also some studies suggesting an association between aggression and some pituitary hormones in children, even if present data are still far from being consistent. The hormone-aggression link during development thus is not consistently reported. There can be an indirect relation in three ways: hormones can be involved in the development of aggression as a cause, as a consequence, or even as a mediator. Psychosocial factors may influence the causation and progression of violence in children through hormonal action. D

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Quality of care and temperament determine changes in cortisol concentrations over the day for young children in childcare

Cited by 204 publications

References 30 publications

Homeless street children in Nepal: Use of allostatic load to assess the burden of childhood adversity

Homeless street children in Nepal: Use of allostatic load to assess the burden of childhood adversity

Behavioral inhibition and glucocorticoid dynamics in a rodent model

Hormones and aggression in childhood and adolescence

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