Cortisol response to challenge involving low controllability: The role of control beliefs and age

Biological Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 138-142

  Agrigoroaei, Stefan ^a   Polito, Michael ^a   Lee, Angela ^a   Kranz Graham, Eileen ^b   Seeman, Teresa ^c   Lachman, Margie E ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age differences; Control beliefs; Cortisol response; Situational controllability

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAR DRIVING; CONTROL BELIEF; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTISOL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW CONTROLLABILITY CONDITION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SIMULATION; SOCIAL BELIEF; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ATTENTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA;

EID: 84874694495     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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