Hyper- and Hypo-Cortisol Functioning in Post-Institutionalized Adolescents: The Role of Severity of Neglect and Context

. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 1.

Published in final edited form as: Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2020 Nov 17;124:105067. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.105067

Level 1 [within-individual, within-day]	LNCORTISOL_ijk = π_0ijk+ π _1ijkTSW_ijk + π_2ijkCLOCKTIME_ijk +e_ijk
Level 2 [day-level, within-individual]	π _0jk=β_00k+β_01kLABDAY_02k+r_0jk π _1jkTSW=β_10k+β_11kLABDAY_12k+r_1jk π _2Jk=β2_0k+β_21kSCHOOLDAY_22k [fixed] π _3jkTSW=β_30k+β_31kSCHOOLDAY_32k [fixed] π _4jkCLOCKTIME=β_40k [fixed]
Level 3 [between-individuals]	β_{00kLNCORTISOL intercept}=γ₀₀₀+u_00k β_{01kLABDAY intercept}=γ₀₁₀ [fixed] β_{02kSCHOOLDAY intercept}=γ₀₂₀ [fixed] β_{10kLNCORTISOL slope}=γ₁₀₀+u_10k β_{11kLABDAY slope}=γ₁₁₀ [fixed] β_{12kSCHOOLDAY slope}=γ₁₂₀ [fixed] β_20kCLOCKTIME=γ₂₀₀ [fixed]

Note: Above is the depiction for the LABDAY cortisol model (controlling on SCHOOLDAY). A parallel model examining SCHOOLDAY (controlling on LABDAY) was also examined. LNCORTISOL variables reflect level of cortisol on days participants were at their homes.