Psychosocial functioning and the cortisol awakening response: Meta-analysis, P-curve analysis, and evaluation of the evidential value in existing studies

Biological Psychology

Volumn 129, Issue , 2017, Pages 207-230

  Boggero, Ian A ^a   Hostinar, Camelia E ^b   Haak, Eric A ^a   Murphy, Michael L M ^c   Segerstrom, Suzanne C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Endocrinology; HPA axis; Physiology; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; AROUSAL; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WAKEFULNESS; CHEMISTRY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MENTAL STRESS; META ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 85029316945     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2017.08.058     Document Type: Review

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