Adrenocortical Underpinnings of Children's Psychological Reactivity to Interparental Conflict

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作者
Davies, Patrick T. [1 ]
Sturge-Apple, Melissa L.
Cicchetti, Dante [2 ]
Cummings, E. Mark [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Rochester, Dept Clin & Social Sci Psychol, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
[2] Univ Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
[3] Univ Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA
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10.1111/j.1467-8624.2008.01219.x
中图分类号
G44 [教育心理学];
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0402 ; 040202 ;
摘要
This study examined interrelationships among children's cortisol reactivity and their psychological reactivity to interparental conflict in a sample of 208 first graders (mean age = 6.6 years). Assessments of children's psychological reactivity to conflict distinguished among their distress, hostile, and involvement responses across multiple methods (i.e., observation, questionnaire) and informants (i.e., observer, parent). Relative to other forms of conflict reactivity, children's distress responses to interparental conflict were consistent, unique predictors of their elevated cortisol reactivity to interparental conflict even after inclusion of demographic factors as moderators and covariates. Moderator analyses further revealed that associations between distress and elevated cortisol levels in response to interparental conflict were particularly pronounced when children exhibited high levels of involvement in conflicts.
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页码:1693 / 1706
页数:14
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