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  • Developmental psychology
  • Pediatric stress research

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  • Stress induction in infants often fails to elevate cortisol levels.
  • High baseline cortisol may result from insufficient acclimatization to laboratory settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if an extended warm-up period reduces infants' cortisol levels.
  • To determine if acclimatization impacts physiological stress markers in infants.

Main Methods:

  • Salivary cortisol was measured in 22 fifteen-month-old infants upon arrival.
  • Infants underwent a 30-minute free play period with a parent.
  • Cortisol levels were re-measured after the acclimatization period.

Main Results:

  • A significant decrease in salivary cortisol was observed after 30 minutes of free play.
  • Infants' cortisol levels were lower after acclimatizing to the laboratory environment.

Conclusions:

  • An extended warm-up phase is crucial for accurate infant stress response studies.
  • Allowing infants to acclimatize can lower baseline cortisol, potentially improving stress induction efficacy.