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Cortisol Reactivity is Positively Related to Executive Function in Preschool Children Attending Head Start
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Blair, Clancy; Granger, Douglas; Razza, Rachel Peters – Child Development, 2005
This study examined relations among cortisol reactivity and measures of cognitive function and social behavior in 4- to 5-year-old children (N=169) attending Head Start. Saliva samples for the assay of cortisol were collected at the beginning, middle, and end of an approximately 45-min testing session. Moderate increase in cortisol followed by…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Cognitive Processes, Self Control, Knowledge Level