CORTISOL RESPONSES TO PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS AND CORRELATIONS WITH PERSONALITY-TRAITS

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KIRSCHBAUM, C [1 ]
BARTUSSEK, D [1 ]
STRASBURGER, CJ [1 ]
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[1] UNIV MUNICH,SCH MED,DEPT INTERNAL MED,W-8000 MUNICH 2,GERMANY
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10.1016/0191-8869(92)90181-N
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
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In two studies cortisol responses to psychological stress was monitored by saliva cortisol measurement at 10 min intervals and correlated with personality measures in a total of 87 healthy subjects. Personality traits were investigated with German versions of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ-R), the Zuckerman Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS-R), and the Strelau Temperament Inventory (STI-RS). The stress of public speaking and mental arithmetic in front of an audience reliably induced 2- to 3-fold elevation of cortisol levels in both studies. However, no significant correlation was observed between hormone values and any of the personality measures studied.
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