Academic stress differentially influences perceived stress, salivary cortisol, and immunoglobulin-A in undergraduate students

Stress

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 366-371

  Murphy, Lara ^a   Denis, Randy ^a   Ward, Christopher P ^b   Tartar, Jaime L ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic pressure; Academic stress; Cortisol; Perceived stress; S IgA; Undergraduate students

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA LEVEL; SELF REPORT; STRESS;

EID: 77953460235     PISSN: 10253890     EISSN: 16078888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10253891003615473     Document Type: Article

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