The Characteristics of Infant Stress

本研究的重点是压力、皮质醇释放（压力的生理指标）和婴儿行为困扰测量之间的关系。它有望产生关于这种关系的新数据，因为尽管多年来关于压力和皮质醇之间关系的研究一直是婴儿研究文献的一部分，但此类研究并未包括行为测量。在过去的研究中也研究了不适的强度和皮质醇的释放，但再次，行为上的相关性被忽视了。将标准化的行为观察引入婴儿压力的研究有望更好地理解影响婴儿压力反应的因素。这一研究项目有望提供更多有关压力与生理和行为反应之间关系的信息。这项研究在不同的压力强度和不同年龄的儿童中进行了研究，有望告诉我们很多关于压力对婴儿的影响。这一信息在理论上和实践上都很重要，并将丰富我们对婴儿基本发育过程的理解。* * * / /

ABSTRACT This research is focused on the relation between stress, cortisol release (a physiological indicator of stress), and measures of behavioral distress in infants. It promises to produce new data on this relationship, for although research on the relation between stress and cortisol has been a part of the infant research literature for many years, such research has not included behavioral measures. Intensity of discomfort and cortisol release has also been studied in past research, but again, the behavioral correlates have been neglected. Bringing standardized behavioral observations into the study of infant stress promises to provide a better understanding of the factors that influence infants' stress reactions. This program of research promises much information on the relationship between stress and physiological and behavioral reactions to it. Studied over varying stress intensities, and over children of different ages, the study promises to tell us much about the effects of stress on infants. This information is important both theoretically and practically, and will enrich our understanding of fundamental developmental processes in infancy. ***//