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Post-event Processing Predicts Cortisol Recovery
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Maeda, Shunta Waseda University|Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Sato, Tomoya Niigata University
Shimada, Hironori Waseda University
Keywords
social anxiety
salivary cortisol
post-event processing
stress
recovery
TSST
Content Type
Journal Article
Description
There is growing evidence that individuals with social anxiety show impaired cortisol recovery after experiencing social evaluative stressors. Yet, little is known regarding the cognitive processes underlying such impaired cortisol recovery. The present study examined the effect of post-event processing (PEP), referred to as repetitive thinking about social situations, on cortisol recovery following a social stressor. Forty-two non-clinical university students (23 women, 19 men, mean age = 22.0 ± 2.0 years) completed the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), followed by a thought sampling procedure which assessed the frequency of PEP reflecting the TSST. A growth curve model showed PEP and social anxiety interactively predicted cortisol recovery. In particular, PEP predicted impaired cortisol recovery in those with low levels of social anxiety but not in those with high levels of social anxiety, which contradicted the initial hypothesis. These findings suggest that PEP is differentially associated with cortisol recovery depending on levels of social anxiety. The possible mechanisms underlying these findings were discussed in terms of protective inhibition framework.
Journal Title
Frontiers in Psychology
ISSN
16641078
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A.
Volume
8
Start Page
1919
Published Date
2017-10-31
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Copyright © 2017 Maeda, Sato, Shimada and Tsumura. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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