Effects of panel sex composition on the physiological stress responses to psychosocial stress in healthy young men and women

Biological Psychology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-106

  Duchesne, A ^a   Tessera, E ^c   Dedovic, K ^d   Engert, V ^e   Pruessner, J C ^a,b  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

HPA axis; Menstrual cycle; Psychosocial stress; Sex difference; Subjective stress; TSST

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STRESS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; JUDGMENT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84155170922     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2011.09.009     Document Type: Article

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