A5022452481- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Infant Health and Development
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
University of Minnesota
2016-2025
University of Minnesota System
2012-2024
University of Chicago
2024
Twin Cities Orthopedics
2009-2024
Minnesota Department of Education
2020
RELX Group (United States)
2018
University of Rochester
2009
Freie Universität Berlin
2004
George Washington University
2003
Harvard University Press
2003
Stress is a part of every life to varying degrees, but individuals differ in their stress vulnerability. usefully viewed from biological perspective; accordingly, it involves activation neurobiological systems that preserve viability through change or allostasis. Although they are necessary for survival, frequent responses increase the risk physical and mental health problems, perhaps particularly when experienced during periods rapid brain development. Recently, advances noninvasive...
Early adversity, for example poor caregiving, can have profound effects on emotional development. Orphanage rearing, even in the best circumstances, lies outside of bounds a species-typical caregiving environment. The long-term this early adversity neurobiological development associated with socio-emotional behaviors are not well understood. Seventy-eight children, who include those experienced orphanage care and comparison group, were assessed. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to...
The role of the mother-toddler attachment relationship in moderating relations between behavioral inhibition and changes salivary cortisol levels response to novel events was examined 77 18-month-olds. Behavioral determined by observing toddler approach several events. Attachment security mother assessed using Ainsworth Strange Situation. Changes were used index activity stress-sensitive hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) system. In addition, coping behaviors mothers help toddlers...
Abstract Home baseline and laboratory stressor (Trier Social Stress Test for Children) measures of salivary cortisol were obtained from 82 participants (40 girls) aged 9, 11, 13, 15 years. Measures pubertal development, self-reported stress, parent reports child depressive symptoms fearful temperament, cardiac sympathetic parasympathetic activity also obtained. Significant increases in the home baselines found with age development. Cortisol stress reactivity differed by group 11-year-olds...
Six and a half years after adoption, 6- to 12-year-old children reared in Romanian orphanages for more than 8 months their first of life (RO, n = 18) had higher cortisol levels over the daytime hours did early adopted (EA, ≤ 4 age, 15) Canadian born (CB, 27) children. The effect was marked, with 22% RO exhibiting averaged day that exceeded mean plus 2 SD EA CB levels. Furthermore, longer beyond remained institutionalized Cortisol not differ any respect from those comparison This latter...
The neurodevelopmental sequelae of early deprivation were examined by testing ( N = 132) 8‐ and 9‐year‐old children who had endured prolonged versus brief institutionalized rearing or in the natal family. Behavioral tasks included measures that permit inferences about underlying neural circuitry. Children raised settings showed neuropsychological deficits on tests visual memory attention, as well visually mediated learning inhibitory control. Yet, these performed at developmentally...
Seventy-three 18-month-olds were tested in the Ainsworth Strange Situation. These children a subset of 83 infants at 2, 4, 6, and 15 months during their well-baby examinations with inoculations. Salivary cortisol, behavioral distress, maternal responsiveness measures obtained these clinic visits examined relation to attachment classifications. In addition, parental report children's social fearfulness 2nd year life used classify into high-fearful versus average- low-fearful groups. year,...
Using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), rate and type of behavior problems associated with being reared in an institution prior to adoption were examined 1,948, 4- through 18-year-old internationally adopted children, 899 whom had experienced prolonged institutional care adoption. The children's adoptions decreed between 1990 1998 Minnesota. Binomial logistic regression analyses revealed that early rearing was increased rates attention social problems, but not either internalizing or...
The impact of early physical and sexual abuse (EPA/SA) occurring in the first 5 years life was investigated relation to depressive internalizing symptomatology diurnal cortisol regulation. In a summer camp context, school‐aged maltreated ( n = 265) nonmaltreated 288) children provided morning late afternoon saliva samples on consecutive days. Child self‐report adult observer reports child symptoms were obtained. Children experiencing EPA/SA high or uniquely exhibited an attenuated decrease...
A major focus in developmental psychopathology is on understanding mechanisms and, armed with this information, intervening to improve children's outcomes. Translational research attempts bridge the distance between and intervention. In collaborations that have formed core of our network early experience, stress, prevention science, we focused translating basic experiences stress neurobiology into preventive interventions for neglected abused children. Our attempting move from bench bedside...
Children exposed to institutional care often suffer from "structural neglect" which may include minimum physical resources, unfavorable and unstable staffing patterns, social-emotionally inadequate caregiver-child interactions. This chapter is devoted the analysis of ill effects early experiences on resident children's development. Delays in important areas physical, hormonal, cognitive, emotional development are discussed. The evidence for against existence a distinctive set co-occurring...