Behavioral and Physiological Responsivity, Sleep, and Patterns of Daily Cortisol Production in Infants with and without Colic.

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Title: Behavioral and Physiological Responsivity, Sleep, and Patterns of Daily Cortisol Production in Infants with and without Colic.
Language: English
Authors: White, Barbara Prudhomme, Gunnar, Megan R., Larson, Mary C., Donzella, Bonny, Barr, Ronald G.
Source: Child Development. Jul-Aug 2000 71(4):862-877.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 2000
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Crying, Heart Rate, Infant Behavior, Infants, Sleep
ISSN: 0009-3920
Abstract: Examined behavioral/physiological responses of 2-month-olds during physical examinations. Found that colic infants cried twice as much, cried more intensely, and were more inconsolable than control infants. Heart rate, vagal tone, and cortisol measures showed no appreciable difference. At home, colic infants displayed a blunted rhythm in cortisol production and slept about 2 hours less than control infants. (Author/KB)
Entry Date: 2001
Accession Number: EJ620366
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Examined behavioral/physiological responses of 2-month-olds during physical examinations. Found that colic infants cried twice as much, cried more intensely, and were more inconsolable than control infants. Heart rate, vagal tone, and cortisol measures showed no appreciable difference. At home, colic infants displayed a blunted rhythm in cortisol production and slept about 2 hours less than control infants. (Author/KB)
ISSN:0009-3920