Sex differences in cortisol excretion during anticipation of a psychological stressor: Possible support for the tend-and-befriend hypothesis

Stress and Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 253-261

  Ennis, Michael ^a,b   Kelly, Kimberly S ^a   Lambert, Paul L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticipatory stress; Anxiety; Cognitive appraisal; Sex differences; Urinary cortisol

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TRANSCORTIN;

ADULT; ANTICIPATION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MENTAL TEST; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; TIME; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0034925244     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.904     Document Type: Article

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