Salivary cortisol, stress and mood in healthy older adults: The Zenith study

Simpson, E.; McConville, Christopher F; Rae, Gordon; O’Connor, Jacqueline M.; Stewart-Knox, Barbara J.; Coudray, Charles; Strain, JJ

doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2007.12.001

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“…Effects were also independent of psychological distress, suggesting that the association was not simply due to the absence of negative affect. A similar pattern of association was reported by Simpson et al (Simpson, McConville et al 2008); cortisol levels in the early afternoon and late evening were measured in 41 older adults (mean age 61 years) for 7 days, and the average afternoon and evening values calculated. Momentary measures of mood were also collected four times a day, on rising, in the early afternoon, in the early evening and in the late evening, and these measures were also aggregated.…”

Section: Cortisolsupporting

confidence: 84%

Positive affect and psychobiological processes

Dockray¹,

Steptoe²

2010

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

211

145

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Positive affect has been associated with favourable health outcomes, and it is likely that several biological processes mediate the effects of positive mood on physical health. There is converging evidence that positive affect activates the neuroendocrine, autonomic and immune systems in distinct and functionally meaningful ways. Cortisol, both total output and the awakening response, has consistently been shown to be lower among individuals with higher levels of positive affect. The beneficial effects of positive mood on cardiovascular function, including heart rate and blood pressure, and the immune system have also been described. The influence of positive affect on these psychobiological processes are independent of negative affect, suggesting that positive affect may have characteristic biological correlates. The duration and conceptualisation of positive affect may be important considerations in understanding how different biological systems are activated in association with positive affect. The association of positive affect and psychobiological processes has been established, and these biological correlates may be partly responsible for the protective effects of positive affect on health outcomes.

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Section: Cortisolsupporting

confidence: 84%

Positive affect and psychobiological processes

Dockray¹,

Steptoe²

2010

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

211

145

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“…The absence of a main effect of time of assessment for positive affect may suggest an effect of emotional regulation in both younger and older adults' stress levels, because negative affect increased as a result of the stressor, which is associated with perceived stress (Simpson et al, 2008), whereas positive affect remained at the same level per age group. The higher levels of positive affect in the older relative to the younger group may reflect better emotional well-being in older than younger adults regardless of the situation they are in (Carstensen, 1995).…”

Section: Psychological Mood Measures and Workloadmentioning

confidence: 65%

“…If perceived stress increased, positive affect should decrease (cf. Simpson et al, 2008) unless participants were determined to maintain their level of alertness and enthusiasm despite the effects of the stressor that were already demonstrated with the physiological, negative mood and workload measures.…”

Section: Psychological Mood Measures and Workloadmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Subjective measures that have been included in reactivity research, are the PANAS positive and negative affect schedule (Watson, Clark, & Tellegen, 1988). Although low positive affect and high negative affect are generally not considered to be stress indicators but affect or mood measures, relationships between perceived stress scores and decreased positive affect and perceived stress scores and increased negative affect have been demonstrated (Simpson et al, 2008). Negative affect also correlated with stress reactions and hardiness regarding domains of military performance among Marine trainees (Vogt, Rizvi, Shipherd, & Resick, 2008).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

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Changes in Physiological Stress and Self-Reported Mood in Younger and Older Adults After Exposure to a Stressful Task

Dijkstra

Charness

Yordon

et al. 2009

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

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The objective of the current study was to compare the trajectories of physiological levels of stress and self-report measures of mood in younger and older adults and to examine how a stress induction would affect performance. The current study examined physiological and subjective indicators of stress and mood before, mid-way through, and after being exposed to a stressful computer task. Stress levels and negative affect increased after stress induction relative to levels before and after the stressful task. Practice on the task helped to improve performance (accuracy and reaction time) but high workload measured during the task mitigated accuracy in younger and older adults, whereas it enhanced response speed in younger adults.

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“…Interestingly, UFC was not related to perceived stress over the previous month (PSS score), the amount of stress encountered on the day of the UFC measurement (DSI score), or to concern related to eating and body image (as assessed by dietary restraint). Several other groups report no relationship between salivary cortisol and PSS scores among young women leaving the welfare system [34], undergraduate students [21,35], white-collared male workers [36,37], post-menopausal women [20], or healthy middle-aged [38] and older adults [39]. The effect of perceived stress on cortisol may be mediated by other psychosocial variables, such as mood [37,39], which were beyond the scope of this study.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 91%