Direct and moderating links of salivary alpha-amylase and cortisol stress-reactivity to youth behavioral and emotional adjustment

被引:105
作者
Allwood, Maureen A. [1 ]
Handwerger, Kathryn [2 ]
Kivlighan, Katie T. [3 ]
Granger, Douglas A. [4 ]
Stroud, Laura R. [5 ]
机构
[1] CUNY John Jay Coll Criminal Justice, Dept Psychol, New York, NY 10019 USA
[2] Tufts Univ, Dept Psychol, Medford, MA 02155 USA
[3] Johns Hopkins Univ, Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Baltimore, MD USA
[4] Johns Hopkins Univ, Ctr Interdisciplinary Salivary Biosci Res, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA
[5] Brown Univ, Dept Psychiat & Human Behav, Ctr Behav & Prevent Med, Alpert Med Sch, Providence, RI 02912 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Saliva alpha-amylase; Cortisol; Stress; Children; Adolescents; Anxiety; Behavior; HPA; ANS; SNS; CHILDRENS MANIFEST ANXIETY; CLINIC-REFERRED CHILDREN; PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESS; ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; HEART-RATE; AUTONOMIC REACTIVITY; RESPONSES; ASSOCIATIONS; ADOLESCENTS; REJECTION;
D O I
10.1016/j.biopsycho.2011.06.008
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Recent studies have revealed evidence for interactions between autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity, indexed by saliva alpha amylase (sAA), and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical activity, in predicting psychological functioning. The present study extends this work by examining individual differences in sAA and cortisol stress reactivity in relation to behavioral and emotional adjustment in youth. Participants were 56 healthy children (age 7-16). sAA, cortisol, and other physiological and affective responses were measured before, during, and after stressor tasks (either performance or peer rejection). Basal and stress responsive sAA and cortisol as well as their interactions were assessed in relation to externalizing and internalizing behaviors and trait anxiety. sAA was positively related to anxiety, while sAA reactivity moderated associations between cortisol reactivity and problem behavior. Results highlight the importance of measuring multiple physiological systems to elucidate mechanisms underlying behavioral and emotional dysregulation. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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