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. 2021 Oct 2;8:100090. doi: 10.1016/j.cpnec.2021.100090



Salivary alpha-amylase
Caregiver sensitivity



Neutral condition
Chaos condition
Neutral condition
Chaos condition
B 1 2 3 B 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
Negative emotional state Neutral condition B .06 .14 .06 .06 .13 .05 -.01 .06 .04 .13 .21* -.20 -.09 .01
1 .03 .06 .06 .07 .05 -.03 -.01 .08 -.05 .03 .11 -.24* -.06 -.03
2 .05 .05 .09 .05 .11 .02 .05 .11 .05 .16 .21* -.13 .08 .09
3 .12 .12 .14 .12 .11 .09 .08 .16 -.06 .08 .15 -.18 .07 .09
Chaos condition B -.13 -.08 -.14 -.10 .10 .08 -.01 .07 .06 .15 .24** -.30** .02 .00
1 -.10 -.04 -.03 -.03 .08 .09 .07 .13 .06 .13 .30** -.23* .07 .10
2 .00 .02 .02 .02 .09 .06 .04 .12 -.01 .11 .20 -.21 .01 .02
3 .09 .08 .11 .10 .14 .08 .06 .14 .10 .21* .28** -.20 .10 .12
Caregiver sensitivity Neutral condition 1 .06 .14 .04 .03 .05 .01 -.01 .00
2 -.07 -.02 -.04 -.06 -.15 -.20 -.22* -.20
3 -.01 .04 -.10 .00 -.07 -.10 -.06 -.07
Chaos condition 1 .06 .06 .02 .13 .06 .01 .09 .02
2 -.07 -.11 -.04 -.10 -.07 -.04 .01 -.05
3 -.07 -.10 -.05 -.04 -.07 -.05 -.05 -.10

Note. B = Baseline, 1 = phase 1, 2 = phase 2, 3 = phase 3. N range = 87–95. *p < .05, **p < .01.