Self-esteem, cortisol reactivity, and depressed mood mediated by perceptions of control

Biological Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 93-103

  Scarpa, Angela ^a   Luscher, Kristen A ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol reactivity; Depressed mood; Depression; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Self esteem; Uncontrollability

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; SELF ESTEEM; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0036127631     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0511(01)00130-2     Document Type: Article

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