Open AccessEmotional reactivity and parenting sensitivity interact to predict cortisol output in toddlers.
Author(s) -
Clancy Blair,
Alexandra Ursache,
W. Roger MillsKoonce,
Cynthia A. Stifter,
Kristin Voegtline,
Douglas A. Granger
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
developmental psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.318
H-Index - 213
eISSN - 1939-0599
pISSN - 0012-1649
DOI - 10.1037/dev0000031
Subject(s) - reactivity (psychology) , psychology , developmental psychology , multilevel model , longitudinal study , poverty , clinical psychology , medicine , statistics , alternative medicine , mathematics , pathology , machine learning , computer science , economics , economic growth
Cortisol output in response to emotion induction procedures was examined at child age 24 months in a prospective longitudinal sample of 1,292 children and families in predominantly low-income and nonurban communities in two regions of high poverty in the United States. Multilevel analysis indicated that observed emotional reactivity to a mask presentation but not a toy removal procedure interacted with sensitive parenting to predict cortisol levels in children. For children experiencing high levels of sensitive parenting, cortisol output was high among children exhibiting high emotional reactivity and low among children exhibiting low emotional reactivity. For children experiencing low levels of sensitive parenting, cortisol output was unrelated to emotional reactivity.