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Peer reviewedGunnar, Megan R.; And Others – Child Development, 1987
The Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale with Kansas Supplement was administered to 60 newborns who were classified as extremely healthy or as having slight perinatal problems. Correlations between behavioral responding on the assessment scale and levels of plasma cortisol (obtained from blood tests) were examined. (PCB)
Descriptors: Infant Behavior, Neonates
Peer reviewedGunnar, Megan R.; And Others – Child Development, 1995
Baseline and heelstick measures of behavioral state, heart period, vagal tone, and salivary cortisol were obtained from 50 full-term newborns. Mothers completed Rothbart's Infant Behavior Questionnaire when the infants reached six months of age. Greater reactivity to the heelstick was associated with lower scores on the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Heart Rate, Infant Behavior, Infants
Peer reviewedGunnar, Megan R. – New Directions for Child Development, 1989
Reviews research on the functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical system in normal infants. Special attention is paid to the environmental stimuli and psychological processes regulating the stress responses of this system. (NH)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Individual Differences, Infant Behavior, Infants
