Childcare as a stabilising influence on HPA axis functioning: A re-evaluation of maternal occupational patterns and familial relations
In this UK study the influence of factors including childcare on pre-school children's production of cortisol (the 'stress hormone') were investigated in 56 mother-child pairs. Elevated levels of cortisol were detected in children of mothers reporting low levels of job role quality or high levels of emotional exhaustion. Frequent childcare use was found to protect children against the physiological effects of this.
Chryssanthopoulou, C and others. Developmental Psychobiology 47(4):354-368, Dec 2005. Abstract: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com
A longitudinal study exploring Liverpool primary schoolchildren's perspectives on smoking
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