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Hormones in children's saliva may be a biological indicator of the trauma that children undergo when peers chronically bully them. Researchers from Penn State University have described how biological markers can aid in the early recognition and intervention of long-term psychological effects on youth.
JoLynn V. Carney, Associate Professor at Penn State, indicated that bullying is mainly either self-reported by students or observed by teachers. Carney and her team looked at the hormone cortisol in students' saliva to evaluate its validity as a reliable biomarker... |
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