Cortisol and symptoms of psychopathology in russian and american college students

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 165-173

  Tennison, Linda R ^a   Rodgers, Laura S ^b   Beker, David ^c   Vorobjeva, Klarisa I ^d   Creed, Evan T ^a   Simonenko, Alena ^c  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LINFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Far Eastern Institute for Psychology and Psychoanalysis   (Russian Federation)

^d FAR EASTERN STATE TRANSPORT UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

American; Cortisol; Crosscultural; Russian; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CHANGE; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; RUSSIA; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CHANGE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952003883     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590903452309     Document Type: Article

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