The effect of guided relaxation on cortisol and affect

Stress reactivity as a moderator

Bibliographic Data

ID4226691
AuthorsCynthia A Unger (University of California, Irvine), David Busse (0000-0003-2738-7797, University of California, Irvine), Ilona S Yim, Daisy Ramos (0000-0002-2769-7253, University of California, Irvine)
Year2017
Volume22
Issue1
Pages29-38
Publication date2017-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105315595118
PMID26246040
OpenAlexW1816273403
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited39

Stress-reduction interventions have been linked with enhanced well-being and health. This study examined affect and cortisol in 111 individuals randomly assigned to a single 35-minute guided relaxation or a stress management lecture control group. Positive affect increased more in the relaxation compared to the control group ( F = 6.62, p = .01). Dispositional stress reactivity had a moderating influence ( R2 = .248, p < .001), such that individuals high in stress reactivity showed highest increases in positive affect to the relaxation. Results indicate that a single guided relaxation intervention improves positive affect among individuals high in stress reactivity

Affect (linguistics · Moderation · Reactivity (psychology · Relaxation (psychology · Medicine · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Stress Responses and Cortisol · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine · Social Psychology

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