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Salivary cortisol, personality, and aggressive behavior in adolescent boys: a 5-year longitudinal study.

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Abstract
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The present investigation tested the hypothesis that low resting salivary cortisol concentration in preadolescent boys would be associated with aggressive behavior later in adolescence. Second, it tested whether personality traits would mediate this relation.

Year of Publication
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2003
Journal
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Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume
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42
Issue
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9
Number of Pages
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1101-7
ISSN Number
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0890-8567
URL
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http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0890-8567(09)61007-8
DOI
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10.1097/01.CHI.0000070246.24125.6D
Short Title
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J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry
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