Publication year
2012Source
Biological Psychology, 89, 2, (2012), pp. 460-6ISSN
Annotation
01 februari 2012
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

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Organization
Cognitive Neuroscience
PI Group Memory & Emotion
Former Organization
F.C. Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging
Journal title
Biological Psychology
Volume
vol. 89
Issue
iss. 2
Page start
p. 460
Page end
p. 6
Subject
DCN PAC - Perception action and control; DCN PAC - Perception action and control NCEBP 9 - Mental healthAbstract
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the developmental programming part of the theory of biological sensitivity to context using family environmental factors and hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis functioning. Specifically, we investigated whether perceived parenting (Rejection and Emotional Warmth) and socio-economic status (SES) predicted basal cortisol levels and the cortisol awakening response (CAR). In a population-based cohort of 1594 adolescents (mean age=11.08, SD=0.54) we assessed salivary cortisol, SES and perceived parenting. Perceived parental Emotional Warmth showed an inverse, linear association with basal cortisol levels. In addition, there was a curvilinear relationship between SES and both basal cortisol levels and the CAR. Our findings with regard to basal cortisol levels confirmed our hypothesis: lower basal HPA-axis activity in both high and low SES families compared to intermediate SES families.
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