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

Description:
An investigation of the influence of group size, adult:child ratio, separation from family/parents, and quality of attention from child care provider on patterns of cortisol production in preschool children in home-based child care
Resource Type:
Reports & Papers
Author(s):
Dettling Andrea C.; Parker Susan W.; Sebanc Anne; Gunnar Megan R.; Watamura Sarah
Publisher(s):
Elsevier Science (Firm)
Funder(s):
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Forderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Swiss National Science Foundation); National Science Foundation (U.S.); National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.); University of Minnesota; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.)
Country:
United States
State(s)/Territories/Tribal Nation(s):
Minnesota

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