Validation of an online version of the Trier Social Stress Test in a study of adolescents

Gunnar, Megan R.; Reid, Brie M.; Donzella, Bonny; Miller, Zachariah; Gardow, Samantha; Tsakonas, Nikola C.; Thomas, Kathleen M.; DeJoseph, Meriah; Bendezú, Jason José

doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.105111

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“…In detail, in the TSST-OL, the investigator arranges an online meeting that participant as well as experimenter can participate in from home. Within this meeting, Gunnar et al (2020) conserved the original administration of the TSST-C and demonstrated that their online version was able to elicit a significant cortisol response in adolescents. However, as yet, no study has directly compared the TSST-OL with the original in-person TSST administration.…”

Section: Perspectives For Stress Research During the Current Covid-19 Pandemicmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…Recently, online applications have further advanced the TSST protocol ( Eagle et al, 2021 ; Gunnar et al, 2020 ; Harvie et al, 2021 ; Kirschbaum, 2021 ). As outlined in Section 4 .2, one critical aspect that may reduce the success of stress induction in virtual reality or video-based applications of the TSST lies in restricted opportunities to interact with avatars or a pre-recorded panel.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As outlined in Section 4 .2, one critical aspect that may reduce the success of stress induction in virtual reality or video-based applications of the TSST lies in restricted opportunities to interact with avatars or a pre-recorded panel. This issue is resolved in a recently developed online version of the TSST (TSST-OL), which implements the original protocol in a video communication software ( Gunnar et al, 2020 ). In such online adaptations of the TSST, the panel still consists of real people who convene in real time.…”

Section: Perspectives For Stress Research During the Current Covid-19 Pandemicmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, it remains unknown whether an online application is similarly effective in triggering stress reactivity. Of note, Gunnar et al (2020) provided an effect size of d z = 0.57 for the peak in cortisol release. This is comparable with the most recent meta-analysis on the TSST-C (in the traditional application), approaching the mean effect size for cortisol reactivity with d’ = 0.47.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…( Seddon et al, 2020 ). As Gunnar et al (2020) further provide a detailed study protocol, they enable other laboratories to perform a direct comparison between online and in-person administration of the TSST. Kirschbaum (2021) – the developer of the original protocol – stated that modifications of the TSST to online settings are needed under conditions of the current COVID-19 pandemic, thereby encouraging such approaches.…”

Section: Perspectives For Stress Research During the Current Covid-19 Pandemicmentioning

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Stress research during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

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Ocklenburg

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Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

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Graphical Abstract Schematic representation of challenges and perspectives for stress research during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stress researchers are forced to adapt established experimental procedures to current environmental demands or to develop new ones. Technologies that help adjust stress research to requirements of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, are not only temporary solutions but bear the potential to advance stress research far beyond the current situation. They give new perspectives to stress researchers by allowing research in new contexts, on special samples, and with new experimental variations. Created with BioRender.com.

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Section: Perspectives For Stress Research During the Current Covid-19 Pandemicmentioning

confidence: 93%

Section: Perspectives For Stress Research During the Current Covid-19 Pandemicmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Perspectives For Stress Research During the Current Covid-19 Pandemicmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Perspectives For Stress Research During the Current Covid-19 Pandemicmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Perspectives For Stress Research During the Current Covid-19 Pandemicmentioning

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Adapting psychophysiological data collection for COVID‐19: The “Virtual Assessment” model

Tabachnick

Sellers

Margolis

et al. 2021

Infant Mental Health Journal

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The COVID‐19 pandemic has significantly disrupted research activities globally. Researchers need safe and creative procedures to resume data collection, particularly for projects evaluating infant mental health interventions. Remote research is uniquely challenging for psychophysiological data collection, which typically requires close contact between researchers and participants as well as technical equipment frequently located in laboratory settings. In accordance with public health guidance, we adapted procedures and developed novel protocols for a “virtual assessment” in which women and infants provided behavioral and psychophysiological data from their own homes while researchers coordinated remotely. Data collected at virtual visits included video‐recorded parent–child interactions and autonomic nervous system data. Adaptations were designed to optimize safety and data quality while minimizing participant burden. In the current paper, we describe these adaptations and present data evaluating their success across two sites in the United States (University of Delaware and University of Utah), focusing specifically on autonomic nervous system data collected during the well‐validated Still‐Face Paradigm (SFP). We also discuss advantages and challenges of translating traditional lab procedures into the virtual assessment model. Ultimately, we hope that disseminating these procedures will help other researchers resume safe data collection related to infant mental health during the COVID‐19 pandemic and beyond.

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Neurobiologische Forschungsmethoden in der Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und -psychotherapie

Konrad,

Reindl

2022

Psychiatrie Und Psychotherapie Des Kindes- Und Jugendalters

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Validation of an online version of the Trier Social Stress Test in a study of adolescents

Cited by 53 publications

References 25 publications

Stress research during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Stress research during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Adapting psychophysiological data collection for COVID‐19: The “Virtual Assessment” model

Neurobiologische Forschungsmethoden in der Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und -psychotherapie

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