@article{ref1,
title="Maternal Correlates of Children's Stress Functioning Following a Major Natural Disaster",
journal="Journal of child and adolescent trauma",
year="2009",
author="Vigil, Jacob M. and Carle, Adam C. and Geary, David C. and Granger, Douglas A. and Flinn, Mark V. and Pendleton, Patricia",
volume="2",
number="4",
pages="287-287",
abstract="Concordant assessments of psychological functioning, salivary alpha-amylase (sAA), and cortisol activity were taken for children (n = 28, 6-10 yrs) and their mothers two months after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina and living in a relocation camp. Multilevel regression models revealed that the psychological functioning of the displaced children did not differ from that of demographically matched controls (n = 19 children), but the displaced group had higher sAA activity and lower cortisol levels. Compared to control mothers, displaced mothers showed higher sAA activity; greater symptoms of depression, distress, and anxiety; and lower self-esteem. Maternal psychological functioning was related to children's endocrine activity. The results suggest that pervasive stress exposure may be associated with unique psychobiological distress regulation for mother-child dyads.  Keywords: natural disasters; stress functioning; family relations; cortisol; depression<p />",
language="",
issn="1936-1521",
doi="10.1080/19361520903317337",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19361520903317337"
}