The impact of social exclusion vs. inclusion on subjective and hormonal reactions in females and males

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2925-2932

  Seidel, E M ^a   Silani, G ^b   Metzler, H ^a   Thaler, H ^a   Lamm, C ^a   Gur, R C ^c   Kryspin Exner, I ^a   Habel, U ^d   Derntl, B ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b SISSA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Cyberball; Gender; Progesterone; Social exclusion; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SOCIAL INCLUSION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STRESS;

CORTISOL; CYBERBALL; GENDER; PROGESTERONE; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; TESTOSTERONE;

AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGER; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PROGESTERONE; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL DISTANCE; TESTOSTERONE; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888306197     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.07.021     Document Type: Article

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