Cited by 260Child Welfare and AdoptionStress Responses and CortisolChild Abuse and Trauma

Foster Children’s Diurnal Production of Cortisol: An Exploratory Study

Dozier, Mary, Manni, Melissa, Gordon, M. Kathleen, Peloso, Elizabeth, Gunnar, Megan R., Stovall-McClough, K. Chase, Eldreth, Diana, Levine, Seymour·2006·Child Maltreatment

Abstract

Young children in foster care have often experienced inadequate early care and separations from caregivers. Preclinical studies suggest that early inadequate care and separations are associated with long-term changes in regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. In this study, the daytime pattern of cortisol production was examined among 55 young children who had been placed into foster care and 104 children who had not. Saliva samples were taken at wake-up, in the afternoon, and bedtime for 2 days. Average salivary cortisol values for each time of day were computed. A group (foster vs. comparison) time (morning, afternoon, night) interaction emerged, reflecting less decline in levels across the day for foster than comparison children. Daytime patterns were categorized as typical, low, or high. Children who had been in foster care had higher incidences of atypical patterns of cortisol production than children who had not. These differences suggest that conditions associated with foster care interfere with children’s ability to regulate neuroendocrine functioning.

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Authors
Dozier, M., Manni, M., Gordon, M. K., Peloso, E., Gunnar, M. R., Stovall-McClough, K. C., Eldreth, D., & Levine, S.
Affiliations
  • University of Delaware (US)
  • University of Minnesota (US)
  • New York University (US)
  • University of California, Davis (US)
Venue
Child Maltreatment
Published
2006-05
Volume
11
Issue
2
Pages
189-197
ISSN
  • 1077-5595 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-6119
OpenAlex
W2147707240
Cited by
259
References
52
Citations by year
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FWCI
39.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Child Maltreatment (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
Keywords
foster care, cortisol, diurnal cortisol rhythm, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, early malnutrition, neuroendocrine regulation, foster children, salivary cortisol
MeSH terms
Child Development, Child, Preschool, Circadian Rhythm, Female, Foster Home Care, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System, Infant, Male, Pituitary-Adrenal System, Saliva, Caregivers

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