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26-09-2018

Age-Adapted Stress Task in Preschoolers Does not Lead to Uniform Stress Responses

Auteurs: Kerstin Stülb, Nadine Messerli-Bürgy, Tanja H. Kakebeeke, Amar Arhab, Annina E. Zysset, Claudia S. Leeger-Aschmann, Einat A. Schmutz, Andrea H. Meyer, David Garcia-Burgos, Ulrike Ehlert, Susi Kriemler, Oskar G. Jenni, Jardena J. Puder, Simone Munsch

Gepubliceerd in: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology | Uitgave 4/2019

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Abstract

Acute stress response measures serve as an indicator of physiological functioning, but have previously led to contradictory results in young children due to age-related cortisol hypo-responsivity and methodological inconsistencies in assessment. The aim of this study was to investigate stress responses during a validated age-adapted socio-evaluative stress task in children aged 2-6 years in a child care environment and to detect socio-demographic, task- and child-related characteristics of stress responses. Stress responses were assessed in 323 children for salivary cortisol and salivary alpha amylase (sAA), and in 328 children for changes in heart rate variability (HRV). These data were then associated with socio-demographic (e.g. SES), task-related (e.g. task length) and child-related characteristics (e.g. self-regulation) of stress responses using multilevel models. Analyses revealed elevated sympathetic reactivity (sAA: Coeff=0.053, p=0.004) and reduced HRV (Coeff=-0.465, p<0.001), but no hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) response (Coeff=0.017, p=0.08) during the stress task. Child's age (Coeff=-5.82, p<0.001) and movement during the task (Coeff=-0.17, p=0.015) were associated with acute cortisol release, while diurnal sAA was associated with acute sAA release (Coeff=0.24, p<0.001). Age (Coeff=-0.15, p=0.006) and duration of the task (Coeff=0.13, p=0.015) were further associated with change of HRV under acute stress condition. Children showed inconsistent stress responses which contradicts the assumption of a parallel activation of both stress systems in a valid stress task for young children and might be explained by a pre-arousal to the task of young children in a child care setting. Further results confirm that child- and task-related conditions need to be considered when assessing stress responses in these young children.
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Titel
Age-Adapted Stress Task in Preschoolers Does not Lead to Uniform Stress Responses
Auteurs
Kerstin Stülb
Nadine Messerli-Bürgy
Tanja H. Kakebeeke
Amar Arhab
Annina E. Zysset
Claudia S. Leeger-Aschmann
Einat A. Schmutz
Andrea H. Meyer
David Garcia-Burgos
Ulrike Ehlert
Susi Kriemler
Oskar G. Jenni
Jardena J. Puder
Simone Munsch
Publicatiedatum
26-09-2018
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology / Uitgave 4/2019
Print ISSN: 2730-7166
Elektronisch ISSN: 2730-7174
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-018-0475-x