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| Chronic stress exposure decreases the cortisol awakening response in healthy young men | |
Duan, Hongxia1; Yuan, Yiran1 ; Zhang, Liang1; Qin, Shaozheng2,3; Zhang, Kan1; Buchanan, Tony W.4; Wu, Jianhui1; Wu, JH (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, 16 Lincui Rd, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China.
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| Contribution Rank | 1 |
| Abstract | Academic examination is a major stressor for students in China. Investigation of stress-sensitive endocrine responses to major examination stress serves as a good model of naturalistic chronic psychological stress in an otherwise healthy population. The cortisol awakening response (CAR) is an endocrine marker of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis in response to stress. However, it remains unknown how chronic examination stress impacts the CAR in a young healthy population To exclude the influence of sex effects on hormone level, the CAR and psychological stress responses were assessed on two consecutive workdays in 42 male participants during their preparations for the Chinese National Postgraduate Entrance Exam (NPEE) and 21 non-exam, age-matched male comparisons. On each day, four saliva samples were collected immediately after awakening, 15 minutes, 30 minutes and 60 minutes after awakening. The waking level (S1), the increase within 30 minutes after awakening (R-30), the area under the curve with respect to ground (AUC(g)), and the area under the curve with respect to increase (AUC(i)) were used to quantify the CAR. Psychological stress and anxiety were assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale and the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, respectively. Male participants in the exam group had greater perceived stress and anxiety scores relatibe to the non-exam group. Both R-30 and AUC(i) in the exam group were significantly lower than the comparison group and this effect was most pronounced for participants with high levels of perceived stress in the exam group. Perceived stress and anxiety levels were negatively correlated with both R-30 and AUC(i). Chronic examination stress can lead to the decrease of CAR in healthy young men, possibly due to reduced HPA axis activity under long-term sustained stress. |
| Keyword | Chronic stress cortisol awakening response exam hypoactivity hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis male |
| Subject Area | Health Psychology |
| 2013 | |
| Language | 英语 |
| Source Publication | STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS
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| ISSN | 1532-3005 |
| Volume | 16Issue:6Pages:630-637 |
| Subtype | 期刊论文 |
| URL | 查看原文 |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Project Intro. | This work was supported by the NSF China (91124003,90924017,31100734) and the Excellent Young Scientists Fund, IP, CAS (YICX63S03). |
| WOS Keyword | CHRONIC-FATIGUE-SYNDROME ; PITUITARY-ADRENAL AXIS ; SALIVARY CORTISOL ; ACADEMIC EXAMINATION ; PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESS ; SAMPLING COMPLIANCE ; POLICE OFFICERS ; MENSTRUAL-CYCLE ; EXPERIENCE ; HYPOCORTISOLISM |
| WOS Headings | Science & Technology ; Life Sciences & Biomedicine |
| WOS Research Area | Behavioral Sciences ; Endocrinology & Metabolism ; Neurosciences & Neurology |
| WOS Subject | Behavioral Sciences ; Endocrinology & Metabolism ; Neurosciences |
| WOS ID | WOS:000325500800005 |
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| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.psych.ac.cn/handle/311026/10714 |
| Collection | 中国科学院行为科学重点实验室 |
| Corresponding Author | Wu, JH (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, 16 Lincui Rd, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China. |
| Affiliation | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, Key Lab Behav Sci, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 2.Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat, Stanford, CA 94305 USA 3.Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Dept Behav Sci, Stanford, CA 94305 USA 4.St Louis Univ, Dept Psychol, St Louis, MO 63103 USA |
| First Author Affilication | Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, CAS |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Duan, Hongxia,Yuan, Yiran,Zhang, Liang,et al. Chronic stress exposure decreases the cortisol awakening response in healthy young men[J]. STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS,2013,16(6):630-637. |
| APA | Duan, Hongxia.,Yuan, Yiran.,Zhang, Liang.,Qin, Shaozheng.,Zhang, Kan.,...&Wu, JH .(2013).Chronic stress exposure decreases the cortisol awakening response in healthy young men.STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS,16(6),630-637. |
| MLA | Duan, Hongxia,et al."Chronic stress exposure decreases the cortisol awakening response in healthy young men".STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS 16.6(2013):630-637. |
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