Individual differences in repressive-defensiveness predict basal salivary cortisol levels
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6202289 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laurel L Brown (Vanderbilt University, corresponding author), Andrew J Tomarken (0000-0002-9894-9024), David N Orth, Peter T Loosen, Ned H Kalin (0000-0003-1184-0868), Richard J Davidson (0000-0002-8506-4964) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 362-371 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0022-3514.70.2.362 |
| PMID | 8636888 |
| OpenAlex | W2113731225 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 30 |
| References cited | 2 |
Prior studies assessing the relation between negative affective traits and cortisol have yielded inconsistent results. Two studies assessed the relation between individual differences in repressive-defensiveness and basal salivary cortisol levels. Experiment 1 assessed midafternoon salivary cortisol levels in men classified as repressors, high-anxious, or low-anxious. In Experiment 2, more rigorous controls were applied as salivary cortisol levels in women and men were assessed at 3 times of day on 3 separate days. In both studies, as hypothesized, repressors and high-anxious participants demonstrated higher basal cortisol levels than low-anxious participants. These findings suggest that both heightened distress and the inhibition of distress may be independently linked to relative elevations in cortisol. Also discussed is the possible mediational role of individual differences in responsivity to, or mobilization for, uncertainty or change.
Anxiety · Basal (medicine · Developmental psychology · Distress · Glucocorticoid · Hydrocortisone · Psychiatry · Saliva · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychology · Social Psychology · Stress Responses and Cortisol
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| Unique citing works | 21 |
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| Citations per year | 1,03 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2022 (26) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |