Child Temperament and Total Diurnal Cortisol in Out‐of‐Home Center‐Based Child Care and in At‐Home Parental Care

The association between child temperament characteristics and total diurnal saliva cortisol in 84 children (M = 2.3 years, SD = 0.6) attending out‐of‐home, center‐based child care and 79 children (M = 2.0 years, SD = 0.5) attending at‐home parental care was examined. Saliva samples were collected du...

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Published in:Child development 2021-01, Vol.92 (1), p.408-424
Main Authors: Tervahartiala, Katja, Nolvi, Saara, Kortesluoma, Susanna, Pelto, Juho, Hyttinen, Sirpa, Junttila, Niina, Ahtola, Annarilla, Karlsson, Hasse, Karlsson, Linnea
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child care
Childhood
Children
Children & youth
Cortisol
Diurnal
Empirical
Hormones
Negative emotions
Parents & parenting
Saliva
Self regulation
Temperament
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Summary:The association between child temperament characteristics and total diurnal saliva cortisol in 84 children (M = 2.3 years, SD = 0.6) attending out‐of‐home, center‐based child care and 79 children (M = 2.0 years, SD = 0.5) attending at‐home parental care was examined. Saliva samples were collected during two consecutive days, that is, Sunday and Monday, with four samples taken per day. While children higher in surgency had higher total diurnal cortisol production, we did not find evidence that temperament moderated the associations between child‐care context and total diurnal cortisol. Negative affectivity and effortful control were not related to cortisol output. Our findings suggest that temperamental surgency may be associated with higher total cortisol production in early childhood across child‐care settings.
ISSN:0009-3920
1467-8624
DOI:10.1111/cdev.13435