Parent support is less effective in buffering cortisol stress reactivity for adolescents compared to children | Zendy

Hostinar Camelia E. | Zendy; Johnson Anna E. | Zendy; Gunnar Megan R. | Zendy

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Parent support is less effective in buffering cortisol stress reactivity for adolescents compared to children

Author(s) -

Hostinar Camelia E.,

Johnson Anna E.,

Gunnar Megan R.

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

developmental science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.801

H-Index - 127

eISSN - 1467-7687

pISSN - 1363-755X

DOI - 10.1111/desc.12195

Subject(s) - trier social stress test , psychology , stressor , developmental psychology , reactivity (psychology) , fight or flight response , hydrocortisone , hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis , stress (linguistics) , clinical psychology , endocrinology , hormone , medicine , biochemistry , chemistry , linguistics , alternative medicine , philosophy , pathology , gene

The goal of the present study was to investigate developmental differences in the effectiveness of parent support to alleviate hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal ( HPA ) axis stress responses of children (ages 9–10, N = 40) and adolescents (ages 15–16, N = 41). We experimentally manipulated the provision of parent support during the speech preparation period before a modified Trier Social Stress Test ( TSST ) and examined its effect on levels of salivary cortisol secreted in response to this laboratory stressor. Analyses revealed a significant interaction of condition and age group such that social support from the parent (versus a stranger) significantly eliminated the cortisol stress response in children, but had no effect on the response among adolescents.

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