Individual differences in the cortisol response to stress in young healthy men: Testing the roles of perceived stress reactivity and threat appraisal using multiphase latent growth curve modeling

Schlotz, Wolff; Hammerfald, Karin; Ehlert, Ulrike; Gaab, Jens

doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2011.03.005

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“…Such strategies have been shown to have positive effects in dementia care givers (51). Furthermore, it was shown that primary appraisal of the situation, which might be altered by cognitive reframing, and reactivity to social evaluation were able to predict cortisol responsiveness to acute stress (52). However, one could argue that the relaxation training alone could explain the effects observed.…”

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Psychophysiological Effects of Stress Management in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Schut¹,

Weik²,

Tews³

et al. 2013

Acta Derm Venerol

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Atopic dermatitis leads to, and can be triggered by, stress. Psychological interventions have been shown to have positive effects on skin status, itch and scratching behaviour. However, it has not been analysed whether stress management leads to a change in physiological stress level and psychophysiological stress reaction under acute stress in this patient group. In this study 28 patients with atopic dermatitis were randomized to an experimental group (cognitive behavioural stress management) or a control group. The endocrine stress level and skin status were measured before and after the stress management programme. A public-speaking paradigm was used to induce acute stress. The study revealed that the experimental group had a tentatively reduced cortisol awakening response after the stress management programme. In addition, the experimental group remained calmer and showed lower salivary cortisol levels under acute stress. Thus, stress management might be a useful addition to standard treatment in patients with atopic dermatitis.

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Psychophysiological Effects of Stress Management in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Schut¹,

Weik²,

Tews³

et al. 2013

Acta Derm Venerol

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“…Stress appraisals have been shown to mediate effects of self-perceived stress reactivity on actual physiological response, and their modification may help to explain impacts of cognitive behavioral stress management on cortisol reactivity (Gaab et al, 2003; Schlotz, Hammerfald, Ehlert, & Gaab, 2011). Recent conceptualizations of stress adaptation point to a constellation of response across physiology and behavior that may offer greater insight into adjustment than measuring either domain on its own (Towe-Goodman, Stifter, Mills-Koonce, & Granger, 2012).…”

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“…Several studies have linked perceived stress to HPA and/or ANS responses (Al'Absi et al, 1997; Oldehinkel et al, 2011; Robles et al, 2011), but others found no effect of post-stress appraisals or pre-post change in stress ratings (Engert et al, 2012; Gaab et al, 2005). Although most of these studies investigated effects on stress reactivity, some showed effects on post-stress recovery (Juster et al, 2012; Schlotz et al, 2011). …”

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Refining the multisystem view of the stress response: Coordination among cortisol, alpha-amylase, and subjective stress in response to relationship conflict

Laurent

Powers

Granger

2013

Physiology & Behavior

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This study investigated associations among young adults' hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity, autonomic nervous system activity, and subjective stress in response to interpersonal conflict to better characterize coordination across stress systems. Seven saliva samples were collected from 199 young adult opposite-sex couples before, during, and after they discussed an unresolved relationship conflict. Samples were later assayed for cortisol and alpha-amylase (sAA). Couples rated anticipatory stress prior to the conflict and perceived stress immediately following the task. Growth curve modeling was used to examine two possible levels of within-person coordination across physiological systems: alignment between cortisol and sAA responses throughout the sampling period (“matched phase coordination”), and association between overall levels of cortisol and sAA in response to conflict (“average level coordination”). Whereas both partners showed the former type of coordination, only women showed the latter type. Positive anticipation of the stressor predicted stronger cortisol-sAA matched phase coordination for women. Pre-task ratings related to women's sAA, and post-task ratings related to both partners' cortisol responses. Implications for a multisystem interpretation of normal and pathological responses to daily stress are discussed.

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“…Mason [1968] zufolge wirkt sich psychosozialer Stress insbesondere dann steigernd auf die HHNA aus, wenn der Stressor für die betroffene Person bedeutsam, neuartig, unvorhersagbar und unkontrollierbar ist. Der Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) [Kirschbaum et al, 1993] Schlotz et al [2011] konnten mit unterschiedlichen statistischen Herangehensweisen aufzeigen, dass die selbstberichteten kognitiven Bewertungsprozesse (Bedrohungsausmaß und Ressourcen zur Bewältigung) in signifikantem Zusammenhang mit der Gesamtcortisolfreisetzung vor, während und nach der Stressprovokation mittels TSST standen. Je belastender der Stresstest antizipiert wurde, desto höher war die Freisetzung von Cortisol.…”

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Psychoendokrinologie: Trends und ihr Bezug zur Praxis

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2014

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Summary Psychoendocrinology: Trends and Their Relation to PracticePsychoendocrinology is an interdisciplinary field of research in healthy subjects and patients, addressing the relevance of hormonal systems in the overall context of biopsychosocial explanations for health and disease, by experimental approaches. The autonomous nervous system and the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis are well-known hormonal stress systems contributing to the physiological effects of acute, chronic, and/or traumatic stress. Recent research has broadened the view on ageand sex-related modulators of stress reactions in diverse human populations. The psychoendocrine findings have 3-fold clinical relevance: increase of diagnostic knowledge on patient subgroups, development of individual illness concepts, and evaluation of psychotherapeutic interventions.

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Individual differences in the cortisol response to stress in young healthy men: Testing the roles of perceived stress reactivity and threat appraisal using multiphase latent growth curve modeling

Cited by 82 publications

References 55 publications

Psychophysiological Effects of Stress Management in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Psychophysiological Effects of Stress Management in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Refining the multisystem view of the stress response: Coordination among cortisol, alpha-amylase, and subjective stress in response to relationship conflict

Psychoendokrinologie: Trends und ihr Bezug zur Praxis

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