Cortisol levels of caregivers in child care centers as related to the quality of their caregiving

Description:

A study of the relationship between cortisol levels in the saliva of child care workers as a measure of stress and the quality of their caregiving behavior, based on data collected from 221 female child care workers from the southern and central regions of the Netherlands

Resource Type:

Reports & Papers

Author(s):

de Schipper Elles J.; Riksen-Walraven J. Marianne; Geurts Sabine A.E.; de Weerth Carolina

Publisher(s):

Elsevier Science (Firm)

Funder(s):

Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research)

Country:

Netherlands

Date Issued:

Q1 2009

Journal Title:

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volume Number:

Issue Number:

Page Range:

55-63

Topics:

5. Child Care & Early Education Provider Workforce

11. Child Care & Early Education Quality > 11.1. Process Quality

ISSN:

1873-7706

Online

0885-2006

Paper

Peer Reviewed:

Yes

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