Testosterone and social evaluative stress: The moderating role of basal cortisol

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 47, Issue , 2014, Pages 107-115

  Bedgood, Deidra ^a   Boggiano, Mary M ^a   Turan, Bulent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Cortisol; Social evaluation; Stress; Testosterone; Trier Social Stress Test

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETITION; FEAR; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SOCIAL EVALUATIVE STRESS; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRIER SOCIAL STRESS TEST; ADOLESCENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SALIVA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903729997     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.05.007     Document Type: Article

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