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Physiological Measures of Emotion from a Developmental Perspective: State of the Science
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Dennis, Tracy A.; Buss, Kristin A.; Hastings, Paul D.; Bell, Martha Ann; Diaz, Anjolii; Adam, Emma K.; Miskovic, Vladimir; Schmidt, Louis A.; Feldman, Ruth; Katz, Lynn Fainsilber; Rigterink, Tami; Strang, Nicole M.; Hanson, Jamie L.; Pollak, Seth D.; Dahl, Ronald E.; Silk, Jennifer S.; Siegle, Greg J.; Beauchaine, Theodore P.; Cicchetti, Dante; Rogosch, Fred A.; Fox, Nathan A.; Kirwan, Michael; Reeb-Sutherland, Bethany; Gunnar, Megan R.; Obradovic, Jelena; Boyce, W. Thomas; Molenaar, Peter C. M.; Gates, Kathleen M. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2012
In the past decade, there has been a dramatic growth in research examining the development of emotion from a physiological perspective. However, this widespread use of physiological measures to study emotional development coexists with relatively few guiding principles, thus reducing opportunities to move the field forward in innovative ways. The…
Descriptors: Physiology, Psychological Patterns, Emotional Development, Measurement
The Relation between Anger Coping Strategies, Anger Mood and Somatic Complaints in Children and Adolescents
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Miers, Anne C.; Rieffe, Carolien; Terwogt, Mark Meerum; Cowan, Richard; Linden, Wolfgang – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2007
Attempts to explain the experience of somatic complaints among children and adolescents suggest that they may in part result from the influence of particular strategies for coping with anger on the longevity of negative emotions. To explore these relationships British (n = 393) and Dutch (n = 99) children completed a modified version of the…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Coping, Adolescents, Children
The Neurophysiological Correlates of Face Processing in Adults and Children with Asperger's Syndrome
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O'Connor, Kate; Hamm, Jeff P.; Kirk, Ian J. – Brain and Cognition, 2005
Past research has found evidence for face and emotional expression processing differences between individuals with Asperger's syndrome (AS) and neurotypical (NT) controls at both the neurological and behavioural levels. The aim of the present study was to examine the neurophysiological basis of emotional expression processing in children and…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Asperger Syndrome, Psychophysiology
Needed Research on Stress and Anxiety. A Special Report of the USOE-Sponsored Grant Study: Critical Appraisal of Research in the Personality-Emotions-Motivation Domain. IBR Report No. 72-10.
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Spielberger, C.D.; And Others – 1972
This series of papers on stress and anxiety is part of a larger project concerned with a critical appraisal of research needs in the areas of personality, emotion, and motivation. A group of behavioral scientists contributed their expertise in identifying critical variables, concepts, and processes relating to stress and anxiety. Rather than…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Children, Learning, Measurement Techniques
The Psychobiology of Children Exposed to Marital Violence
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Saltzman, Kasey M.; Holden, George W.; Holahan, Charles J. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2005
We examined the psychological and physiological functioning of a community sample of children exposed to marital violence, comparing them to a clinical comparison group without marital violence exposure. Results replicated past findings of elevated levels of trauma symptomatology in this population. Further, children exposed to marital violence…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Anatomy, Family Violence, Marital Instability
From Steaming Mad to Staying Cool: A Constructive Approach to Anger Control
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Feindler, Eva L.; Starr, Karen E. – Reclaiming Children and Youth: The Journal of Strength-based Interventions, 2003
Teaching children and adolescents to recognize how they feel when they are angry and what pushes their buttons enables them to make better choices about how they express their anger. They learn that staying cool gives them the power to create more positive outcomes for potentially negative encounters. Through self-assessment and role-plays, they…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Adolescents, Children, Conflict