The Baby Stress Paradigm: A Preliminary Analysis of Stress Responses to Baby Doll Crying

Presentation Year

2025

College or Department

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

Stress-inducing paradigms in research allow for a comprehensive understanding of the physiological and psychological effects of stress. Research consistently shows that infant crying triggers negative emotional responses, including heightened stress and negative affect in parents and women. Thus, we seek to develop a stress-inducing paradigm that uses baby crying sounds (with or without baby doll cues) to elicit both stress and cortisol responses in a broader population. To support this framework, we conduct a preliminary analysis comparing the self-report perceived stress responses before and after expose to a baby doll crying.

Permission to Publish Work

Yes

Primary Contact: First Name

Enza

Primary Contact: Last Name

Zeppegno-Mendonca

Primary Contact: Email

esz2@humboldt.edu

Primary Contact: I am a

Undergraduate Student

Primary Contact: Phone Number

(707)362-7622