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ERIC Number: EJ501865
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Sex Differences in Neonatal Stress Reactivity.
Davis, Maryann; Emory, Eugene
Child Development, v66 n1 p14-27 Feb 1995
Examined the sex differences in physiological and behavioral stress reactivity among 36 healthy, full-term neonates after a mildly stressful behavioral assessment procedure. Salivary cortisol, heart rate change, Neonatal Behavior Assessment Scale (NBAS) cluster scores, and behavioral states after the NBAS provided 100% discrimination between male and female infants. (MDM)
Descriptors: Females, Heart Rate, Infant Behavior, Males, Neonates, Sex Differences, Stress Variables
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Hydrocortisone; Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale