Social integration of daily activities and cortisol secretion: A laboratory based manipulation

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 249-257

  Stetler, Cinnamon A ^a   Miller, Gregory E ^b  

^a FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Daily activities; Diurnal cortisol slope; HPA axis; Social contact; Social integration

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; INTEGRATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AROUSAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LINEAR MODELS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 44449166194     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-007-9143-2     Document Type: Article

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