Psychosocial stressor effects on cortisol and ghrelin in emotional and non-emotional eaters: Influence of anger and shame

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 677-684

  Raspopow, Kate ^a   Abizaid, Alfonso ^a   Matheson, Kimberly ^a   Anisman, Hymie ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anger; Cortisol; Emotional eater; Ghrelin; Psychosocial stress; Shame

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUNGER; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHAME; SOCIAL STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; EATING; EATING DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GHRELIN; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; SHAME; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956294057     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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