Abstract
Associations between hair cortisol concentration (HCC), diurnal salivary cortisol (sCort) and alpha-amylase (sAA), and temperament dimensions were examined among 3-6-year-old Finnish children (n = 833). Children's hair samples were collected at preschool, while parents collected five saliva samples from children during one weekend day and completed a questionnaire assessing child's temperament dimensions i.e. surgency, negative affectivity, and effortful control (HCC, n = 677; AUCg of sAA, n = 380; AUCg of sCort, n = 302; temperament dimensions, n = 751). In linear regression analysis, diurnal sCort associated positively with HCC, the association persisting after adjustments (beta 0.31, 95% CI 0.20-0.42). In logistic regression analysis, increasing scores in effortful control associated with higher likelihood of having high HCC (OR 1.47, 95% CI 1.07-2.03), the association slightly attenuating to non-significant after adjustments. Otherwise, no clear indication for associations between temperament and stress-related biomarkers were found.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 105042 |
Journal | Hormones and Behavior |
Volume | 135 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISSN | 0018-506X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sep 2021 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Fields of Science
- Salivary cortisol
- Salivary alpha-amylase
- Hair cortisol
- Temperament
- Children
- Stress
- CHRONIC STRESS
- DETERMINANTS
- REACTIVITY
- PATTERNS
- CHILDREN
- HUMANS
- MARKER
- STATE
- HPA
- 515 Psychology
- 516 Educational sciences
- 416 Food Science
- 3143 Nutrition