Jelena Obradovi?|Nicole R. Bush|Juliet Stamperdahl|Nancy E. Adler|W. Thomas Boyce
Biological Sensitivity to Context: The Interactive Effects of Stress Reactivity and Family Adversity on Socioemotional Behavior and School Readiness
Stanford University|University of California, San Francisco|University of California, Berkeley|University of California, San Francisco|University of British Columbia
study examined direct interactive effects stress reactivity family adversity socioemotional cognitive development three hundred thirtyeight 5 6yearold children neurobiological stress reactivity measured respiratory sinus arrhythmia salivary cortisol responses social cognitive sensory emotional challenges adaptation assessed using child parent teacher reports externalizing symptoms prosocial behaviors school engagement academic competence results revealed significant interactions reactivity adversity high stress reactivity associated maladaptive outcomes context high adversity better adaption context low adversity findings corroborate reconceptualization stress reactivity biological sensitivity context showing high reactivity hinder promote adaptive functioning