Moderating Impact of Various Emotion Personality Factors on Salivary Cortisol Response to a TSST
Information source: Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on March 21, 2008
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Condition(s) targeted: Psychological Stress
Phase: N/A
Status: Completed
Sponsored by: Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Luminet Olivier, PhD, Study Director, Affiliation: FNRS
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
Clinical Details
Official title: Moderating Impact of Various Emotion Personality Factors on Salivary Cortisol
Study design: Natural History, Cross-Sectional, Convenience Sample, Prospective Study
Eligibility
Minimum age: 18 Years.
Maximum age: 30 Years.
Gender(s): Male.
Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Students
Exclusion Criteria:
- Female,
- Smokers,
- Medication or alcohol abuse
Locations and Contacts
Faculté de Psychologie, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain la Neuve 1348, Belgium
Additional Information
Starting date: October 2005
Ending date: January 2006
Last updated: March 22, 2007
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