Behavioral and physiological correlates of stress related to examination performance in college chemistry students

Stress

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 557-566

  Bardi, M ^a   Koone, T ^a   Mewaldt, S ^a   O'Connor, K ^a  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic performance; cortisol; DHEA; displacement activity; organic chemistry; psychological stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACADEMIC FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL STRESS; COLLEGE STUDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; VIDEOTAPE;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051752366     PISSN: 10253890     EISSN: 16078888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10253890.2011.571322     Document Type: Article

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