A5015211350- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Birth, Development, and Health
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
2021-2024
In toddlers, the transition from home to childcare might elicit high levels of stress hormone cortisol. Measuring cortisol may give an indicator for children's experience and hence, help improve this transition. We applied linear mixed model analyses investigate 119 toddlers during their across time day (morning, afternoon, evening) phase (accompanied by parents, separated after four six weeks in childcare). The influence age, gender, number siblings, group size was analyzed. Time influenced...
Elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol have been found in toddlers childcare. Measuring may provide an indication children's experiences childcare and help to adjust practices better their needs. To best our knowledge, toddlers' not yet investigated longitudinally. Furthermore, it is unclear which child factors contribute elevation toddlers. Using linear mixed model analyses, we full-day activity (10.00 h, 15.00 18.00 h) 156 (81 female, 56 male) during a year (September, January,...
Introduction Enrolling in childcare represents the first transition toddlers’ lives and lays foundation for their well-being centers going forward. Child cortisol levels may be an indicator of how toddlers themselves experience introduction to childcare. In present study, we explored changes toddler during month at a 3-month follow-up, as well perceptions parents professional caregivers regarding settling-in process same period. Method This study used mixed-method design. Saliva samples were...