Moderating Impact of Various Emotion Personality Factors on Salivary Cortisol Response to a TSST
Completed
- Conditions
- Psychological Stress
- Registration Number
- NCT00451126
- Lead Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
- Brief Summary
With the aim of evaluating the putative impacts of emotion related personality factors on physical and mental disease and the mechanisms of these impacts, 58 students were submitted to a social stress test (Trier Social Stress Test) and salivary cortisol samples were taken. The subjects were also submitted to several personality trait inventory, that evaluated respectively Alexithymia, Emotional Intelligence, Resilience and the Five Factor Model of Personality.
The moderating impact of these factors on the cortisol response were analysed
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 58
Inclusion Criteria
- Students
Exclusion Criteria
- Female,
- Smokers,
- Medication or alcohol abuse
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Faculté de Psychologie, Université Catholique de Louvain
🇧🇪Louvain la Neuve, Belgium