Hierarchy stability moderates the effect of status on stress and performance in humans

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 78-83

  Knight, Erik L ^a   Mehta, Pranjal H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Performance; Status; Stress; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRESS; SPEECH; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; YOUNG ADULT; CHEMISTRY; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PSYCHOLOGY; SALIVA; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL HIERARCHY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; SALIVA; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 85008217149     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1609811114     Document Type: Article

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