The effects of perceived stress, traits, mood states, and stressful daily events on salivary cortisol

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 447-458

  Van Eck, Marleen ^a   Berkhof, Hans ^b   Nicolson, Nancy ^a   Sulon, Jose ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

cortisol; daily events; experience sampling; mood; perceived stress; trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGITATION; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SALIVA LEVEL; STRESS;

EID: 0029840989     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199609000-00007     Document Type: Article

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