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Neuroendocrine regulation and physical and relational aggression: The moderating roles of child maltreatment and gender.

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Murray-Close, Dianna, Han, Georges, Cicchetti, Dante, Crick, Nicki R., Rogosch, Fred A.·2008·Developmental Psychology

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The purpose of the present investigation was to examine the association between circadian rhythms of cortisol and physical and relational aggression. Morning arrival, prelunch, and afternoon predeparture salivary cortisol were assessed among 418 maltreated and nonmaltreated children (52% maltreated; 49% female) attending a summer day camp. Counselors and peers rated participants' involvement in physically and relationally aggressive behaviors. Results indicated that physical aggression was associated with heightened cortisol following morning arrival and relatively steep declines in cortisol over the day, whereas relational aggression was associated with low cortisol following morning arrival and blunted diurnal change in cortisol. Moreover, maltreatment was a significant moderator of this relationship such that aggression was related to greater cortisol dysregulation among nonmaltreated than among maltreated children. The findings suggest that physiological correlates of aggression may differ for physical and relational forms of aggression and among maltreated versus nonmaltreated populations.

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Authors
Murray-Close, D., Han, G., Cicchetti, D., Crick, N. R., & Rogosch, F. A.
Affiliations
  • University of Vermont (US)
  • University of Minnesota (US)
  • University of Rochester (US)
Venue
Developmental Psychology
Published
2008
Volume
44
Issue
4
Pages
1160-1176
ISSN
  • 0012-1649 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-0599
OpenAlex
W1988805533
Cited by
97
References
100
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FWCI
10.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Developmental Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA 17741)
  • Spunk Fund, Inc.
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD 046629-01)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
Keywords
child abuse, physical aggression, relational aggression, cortisol, diurnal cortisol rhythm, salivary cortisol, neuroendocrine regulation, gender differences, moderating effect, children
MeSH terms
Aggression, Camping, Child, Child Abuse, Child Abuse, Sexual, Circadian Rhythm, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Peer Group, Pituitary-Adrenal System, Reference Values, Saliva, Sex Factors, Sociometric Techniques

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