"Cortisol reactivity" refers to how our body produces the hormone cortisol in response to stress or intense situations. It indicates how our stress system works and how our body responds to challenging events. Full definition
The observed pattern of cortisol hyporesponsivity is consistent with several prior studies in humans documenting an association between early - life deprivation and low levels of morning cortisol and blunted cortisol responses to social challenge (20, 28, 32), although other work has found elevated basal cortisol and heightened cortisol reactivity in children who have experienced social deprivation (17, 27). (pnas.org)
While co-sleeping history had no apparent effect on the babies» responses to a painful vaccination, it was linked with less cortisol reactivity during bath time (Tollenaar et al 2012). (parentingscience.com)
The current study (N = 134 adolescents) sought to elucidate the interactive effects of cortisol reactivity following a stressful parent — child interaction task and self - reported emotion regulation ability on adolescents» substance use and externalizing and internalizing behavior problems. (link.springer.com)