Stress in Infancy and Early Childhood: Effects on Development

Jenalee R. Doom; Megan R. Gunnar

doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.23012-2

Stress in Infancy and Early Childhood: Effects on Development

Jenalee R. Doom, Megan R. Gunnar

Institute of Child Development

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Developmental changes during infancy and early childhood guide the maturation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, and experiences during this time may program stress-responsive systems, influencing mental and physical health into adulthood. A growing body of research focuses on social, cognitive, environmental, and genetic moderators of the stress system, as well as how the HPA axis mediates physiological adaptations to stress in childhood. The effects of early stressors, including poverty, maltreatment, and neglect, are being examined to inform interventions that target children with these life histories.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	577-582
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9780080970875
ISBN (Print)	9780080970868
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.23012-2
State	Published - Mar 26 2015

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Keywords

Childhood
Early adversity
HPA axis
Infancy
Relationships
Stress psychobiology
Temperament

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