Humor attenuates the cortisol awakening response in healthy older men

Biological Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 375-380

  Lai, Julian C L ^a   Chong, Alice M L ^a   Siu, Oswald T ^a   Evans, Phil ^b   Chan, Cecilia L W ^c   Ho, Rainbow T H ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Coping humor; Cortisol awakening response; Older men; Salivary cortisol

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMOR; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 77953022237     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2010.03.012     Document Type: Article

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