2024
The Interactive Effects of Rejection and Rumination on Diurnal Cortisol among Adolescent Girls: A Preliminary Daily Diary Study
Vergara-Lopez C, Scalco M, Gaffey A, Reid B, Bublitz M, Lee S, Gomez A, Mercado N, Stroud L. The Interactive Effects of Rejection and Rumination on Diurnal Cortisol among Adolescent Girls: A Preliminary Daily Diary Study. Cognitive Therapy And Research 2024, 48: 1027-1034. PMID: 39359256, PMCID: PMC11444640, DOI: 10.1007/s10608-024-10492-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiurnal cortisol slopePerseverative cognition hypothesisCortisol awakening responseWaking cortisol levelsSocial rejectionEffects of rejectionCortisol slopeDiurnal cortisolAwakening responseCognition hypothesisBlunted diurnal cortisol slopeEffects of social rejectionExperience of social rejectionSaliva samples 4 timesFlatter diurnal cortisol slopesDaily diary studyDaily diary reportsCortisol levelsAbsence of ruminationStress physiologyAdolescent girlsInteraction effectsPsychiatric riskCognitive mechanismsDiary reports
2019
Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Psychological Stress: Age and Sex Differences in Adults
Gaffey A, Martinez B. Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Psychological Stress: Age and Sex Differences in Adults. 2019 DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190264086.013.280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHPA axisPsychological stressHypersecretion of cortisolLater lifeNegative physical health outcomesAutonomic nervous systemHPA axis functioningDiurnal cortisol rhythmCortisol awakening responseDiurnal cortisol outputPhysical health outcomesAge-related changesAdrenal axisHuman stress responseAge-related differencesNormative aging processesCortisol rhythmAxis functioningCortisol productionNervous systemHealth outcomesHealth problemsHormone cascadeAwakening responseCortisol output