Stressors and mood measured on a momentary basis are associated with salivary cortisol secretion

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 353-370

  Smyth, Joshua ^a   Ockenfels, Margit C ^b   Porter, Laura ^a   Kirschbaum, Clemens ^b   Hellhammer, Dirk H ^b   Stone, Arthur A ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Daily; EMA; HPA; Mood; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVATION; STRESS;

ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0031846209     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(98)00008-0     Document Type: Article

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