Solitude and cortisol: Associations with state and trait affect in daily life

Biological Psychology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 314-319

  Matias, Gabriela P ^a   Nicolson, Nancy A ^b   Freire, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Experience Sampling; Negative affect; Positive affect; Solitude

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AFFECT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MENTAL FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA LEVEL; SAMPLING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LONELINESS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TESTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALIVA; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952314450     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2010.12.011     Document Type: Article

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