Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Stress response tied to kids’ behavior problems
A combination of nature and nurture may make some children more likely to develop behavioral problems, new research suggests. In a study of 138 children, researchers found that it wasn’t only the children’s exposure to stress, but their bodies’ reactions to the stress, that affected their future behavior. Young children who had both a stressful home life and an exaggerated nervous system response to stress were more likely than their peers to develop behavioral problems over the next six years.
Posted by Tom Beckman on 07/11 at 08:51 AM
Autonomic Nervous System • Children • Stress • (0) Comments • Permalink
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