Pubertal recalibration of cortisol reactivity following early life stress: a cross-sectional analysis.
Carrie E DePasqualeBonny DonzellaMegan R GunnarPublished in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2018)
This is the first evidence of possible pubertal recalibration of HPA axis reactivity to a psychosocial stressor in postinstitutionalized children, which provides a promising avenue for future research regarding the protective factors of the postadoption environment and subsequent physiological, behavioral, and psychopathological outcomes.