Hypocortisolemic reactivity to acute social stress among lonely young women.
Soc Neurosci
; 18(3): 171-182, 2023 08.
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ABSTRACT
We examined biopsychosocial stress of acute social pain in relation to chronic loneliness. Hypotheses 1) Cyberball exclusion (vs. inclusion) would be associated with lower cortisol reactivity to a speech task, and 2) loneliness would moderate the relationship between social exclusion and cortisol reactivity to a speech task, such that higher loneliness would be linked to lower cortisol. Participants (n = 31, women, aged 18-25, 51.6% non-Hispanic white) were randomized to be excluded or included in a game of Cyberball, then completed a speech task. Salivary cortisol was measured at baseline, pre-speech, post-speech, and 15 minutes post-speech. Cortisol reactivity was calculated using area under the curve-increase (AUCi). ANOVA revealed a non-significant, meaningful effect of Cyberball exclusion on cortisol AUCi (p=.103, ηp2=.10), accounting for contraceptive use. Moderation analysis revealed among women with high loneliness, women in the exclusion condition had significantly lower cortisol reactivity than women in the inclusion condition (p=.001). For women with low and medium loneliness, there were no significant differences by Cyberball condition. In sum, lonely young women who are excluded may have hypocortisolemic responses to social stress. Results are consistent with literature suggesting that chronic stress is linked to lower cortisol responses, which is linked to negative physical health outcomes.
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MEDLINE
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Hidrocortisona
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Soledad
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Soc Neurosci
Año:
2023
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Article
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Estados Unidos