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Association between diurnal cortisol slopes (plotted using a simple difference score between average log-transformed wake-up [AM] cortisol values and average log-transformed bedtime [PM] cortisol values) and CBCL externalizing behavior scores. For diurnal change in cortisol, values less than 0 indicate a decline in cortisol across the day, whereas values greater than 0 indicate a rise in cortisol across the day.
