Stress in Childhood - Anna M. Parenteau, Sally Hang, Joanna Y. Guan, Jamie M. Lawler, Geneva M. Jost, Camelia E. Hostinar

The innocence of childhood does not protect against exposure to stress. More than half of US children are exposed to adverse experiences, such as abuse, neglect, witnessing domestic violence, parental psychopathology, or divorce, and all children encounter normative stressors like school transitions and challenges with peers. This Element discusses research on stress psychobiology during childhood, from birth to age ten. The Element focuses on important contexts that shape children's responses to... Zobrazit více