Interindividual Differences and Intraindividual Variability in the Cortisol Awakening Response: An Examination of Age and Gender

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 819-827

  Almeida, David M ^a   Piazza, Jennifer R ^a   Stawski, Robert S ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HPA axis; multilevel modeling; stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 75149151908     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017910     Document Type: Article

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