Psychological Stress Reactivity and Recovery: The Role of Cognitive Appraisals, Ethnicity and Sex
Description:
The aim of this research was to investigate the role of sex, ethnicity and cognitive appraisals, separately and in combination, on the physiological stress response. One hundred and eight undergraduate students from two North Texas universities participated in the study. They were subjected to a laboratory stressor and heart rate, peripheral temperature and cortisol levels were measured pre-, during-, and post- stressor. Perceived stress and cognitive appraisals were measured via self-report. …
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Date:
December 2009
Creator:
Malhotra, Damini