Cortisol titre increases with novelty of academic oral examinations

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 669-674

  Harl, Barbara ^a   Weisshuhn, Stefan ^b   Kerschbaum, Hubert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b Bundesoberstufenrealgymnasium Salzburg   (Austria)

Author keywords

Academic examination; Adolescent; Cortisol; Personality trait; Pupil; School; Stress; Student

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA LEVEL; SELF REPORT; STUDENT; TITRIMETRY;

EID: 33846014326     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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