Asymmetry between salivary cortisol and α-amylase reactivity to stress: Relation to aggressive behavior in adolescents

Gordis, Elana B.; Granger, Douglas A.; Susman, Elizabeth J.; Trickett, Penelope K.

doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2006.05.010

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“…This response is frequent and has been replicated in many populations, which could indicate that IPV perpetrators are less reactive to psychological stress when related to domestic violence. The slight changes in C levels in IPV perpetrators in comparison with controls may suggest hypoactivity of the HPA axis, which has been associated with aggression and other behavioral problems in violent participants (Gordis, Granger, Susman, & Trickett, 2006). These results may be explained by a habituation effect (Kudielka et al, 2006) due to the fact that IPV perpetrators reported a low level of perceived stress, anxiety, and a slight worsening of mood.…”

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High testosterone levels and sensitivity to acute stress in perpetrators of domestic violence with low cognitive flexibility and impairments in their emotional decoding process: A preliminary study

Romero‐Martínez

Lila

Sariñana-González

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Hormonal and neuropsychological impairment in intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators could play a role in domestic violence. For characterizing whether there is a specific psychobiological response to stress, participants who had previously been jailed for IPV and controls were compared for testosterone and cortisol levels, tested for 2D:4D ratio (as an indicator of masculinization), and given several trait questionnaires and neuropsychological tests related to executive functions and theory of mind. After performing the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), IPV perpetrators experienced decreases in salivary testosterone (T) levels, a moderate worsening of mood, slight anxiety, and a salivary cortisol (C) level increase. Moreover, high basal T was related with high levels of anger and anxiety and worse mood. However, that basal mood does not significantly alter T levels in response to stress. Nonetheless, controls experienced smaller changes in T and larger changes in C and psychological mood. With respect to neuropsychological and cognitive empathic features, IPV perpetrators showed poorer executive performance and emotional recognition than controls. In addition, deficits in both neuropsychological domains were positively associated. Regarding emotional empathy, IPV perpetrators showed higher levels of personal distress than controls. The 2D:4D ratio was lower in IPV perpetrators than in controls. Moreover, only in the former a smaller 2D:4D ratio was related to large increases in T in response to stress and poor emotional recognition. Together with social aspects involved in IPV, differences in psychobiological variables and their relationships could play a relevant role in the onset and perpetuation of violent behavior. Aggr. Behav. 9999:1-15, 2013.

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confidence: 91%

High testosterone levels and sensitivity to acute stress in perpetrators of domestic violence with low cognitive flexibility and impairments in their emotional decoding process: A preliminary study

Romero‐Martínez

Lila

Sariñana-González

et al. 2013

Aggressive Behavior

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“…(1997), Gordis et al (2006) and Yim et al (2010) all found an increase in cortisol; Dorn et al (2003) found no significant increase; and Westenberg et al (2009) only moderate responses.…”

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“…Support is given to studies that report an increase in cortisol in response to a meaningful stressor in children under the age of 13 years (Buske- Gordis et al, 2006;Yim et al, 2010). …”

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“…Coupled with lack of control over the environment, laboratory social stress tests such as the widely used Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), have consistently elicited a stress response-recovery pattern in adult populations (Kirschbaum et al, 1993). Yet laboratory social stress testing in children has yielded inconsistent findings (Dorn et al, 2003;Gordis et al, 2006). The traditional TSST presentation task involves public speaking and mental arithmetic in front of a live panel (Kirschbaum et al, 1993).…”

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Panel manipulation in social stress testing: The Bath Experimental Stress Test for Children (BEST-C)

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Turner‐Cobb

2016

Psychoneuroendocrinology

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SummaryBackground: Whilst acute stress paradigms in adults make use of adult panel members, similar paradigms modified for child participants have not manipulated the panel.Most work has utilised an audience of adult confederates, regardless of the age of the population being tested. The aim of this study was to trial a social stress test for children that provided a meaningful environment using age-matched child peers as panel actors.Methods: Thirty-three participants (7-11 years) underwent the Bath Experimental Stress Test for Children (BEST-C). Based on the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), it comprises a shortened six-minute public speaking task and four-minute maths challenge. It differs from previous stress tests by using age-matched children on the panel, pre-recorded and presented as a live feed, and includes an expanded manipulation check of subjective experience. Salivary cortisol was assessed at four time points, pre-post stress testing; life events, daily hassles and coping strategies were measured through questionnaires. A simple numerical coding scheme was applied to post-test interview data. Results:The BEST-C generated a typical stress and adaptation response in salivary cortisol (p=.032). Age and gender differences were observed during recovery. Cortisol responses mapped directly onto three distinct subjective response patterns: i) expected response and recovery; ii) expected response, no recovery; iii) no response. Conclusions:The BEST-C, utilising child confederates of participant target age is a meaningful social stress test for children. This is the first social stress test developed specifically for children that manipulates panel characteristics by using child confederates and a pre-recorded sham panel. Greater cortisol responses to the test were also found to match subjective verbal accounts of the experience. It offers a meaningful acute stress paradigm with potential applications to other child and adolescent age groups. Furthermore, it leads the way in the use of panel manipulation in social stress testing.

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“…Pre-sleep self-report testing for anxiety and stress All participants completed the Profile of Mood States Bipolar version (POMS BI; Lorr 1984), which enabled assessment of the composed-anxious dimension (higher scores indicate composed, scores vary -18 to ?18), and the General Health Questionnaire, 28 item version (GHQ 28; Goldberg and Williams 1991), to assess medical, health and stress complaints (scores vary 0-84).…”

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Association of salivary-assessed oxytocin and cortisol levels with time of night and sleep stage

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There have been proposals for REM to have a function of emotional memory consolidation, and also for REM sleep to be involved in the promotion of attachment behaviour. The hormones cortisol and oxytocin, respectively, may be involved in these proposed REM sleep functions. However, there are conflicting reports on whether levels of cortisol differ between sleep stages when time since sleep onset (SSO) is controlled, and virtually no literature on whether levels of oxytocin differ between sleep stages. This study thus investigated the changes in levels of oxytocin (OT) and cortisol (CT) across the night, and whether these levels differ between REM and N2 sleep when time SSO is controlled. 20 participants (10 males, 10 females, mean age = 20.45, SD = 2.01) were awakened 10 min into REM and N2 sleep periods in the sleep laboratory and gave saliva samples which were assayed for OT and CT. Levels of OT were relatively constant across the night, whereas CT increased significantly. REM and N2 did not differ significantly neither for OT nor for CT. The study has implications for models of sleep-dependent memory consolidation that incorporate the late sleep increase in cortisol as a functional component of memory consolidation, and also for the medical diagnostic assaying of OT during sleep.

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Asymmetry between salivary cortisol and α-amylase reactivity to stress: Relation to aggressive behavior in adolescents

Cited by 361 publications

References 59 publications

High testosterone levels and sensitivity to acute stress in perpetrators of domestic violence with low cognitive flexibility and impairments in their emotional decoding process: A preliminary study

High testosterone levels and sensitivity to acute stress in perpetrators of domestic violence with low cognitive flexibility and impairments in their emotional decoding process: A preliminary study

Panel manipulation in social stress testing: The Bath Experimental Stress Test for Children (BEST-C)

Association of salivary-assessed oxytocin and cortisol levels with time of night and sleep stage

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