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Psychological stress and performance [PDF]

, 2021
Psychological stress is inherent in sport, particularly at the higher levels of competition, and has implications for individuals’ well-being and performance. Athletes, coaches, officials, and parents alike are influential stakeholders in sport and each of these groups of individuals are likely to experience stress at some point during their own or ...
Didymus, F, Norris, L, Potts, A, Staff, H   +3 more
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Sex differences in heart rate and heart rate variability in rats: Implications for translational research

Frontiers in Physiology, 2023
The present study aimed to investigate sex differences in measures of cardiac chronotropy and heart rate variability (HRV) in 132 young adult wild-type Groningen rats (n = 45 females).
Luca Carnevali, Margherita Barbetti, Rosario Statello, Rosario Statello, DeWayne P. Williams, Julian F. Thayer, Andrea Sgoifo   +6 more
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Differential Effects of Psychological and Physical Stress on the Sleep Pattern in Rats [PDF]

, 2007
In the present study, we investigated the acute effects of 2 different kinds of stress, namely physical stress (foot shock) and psychological stress (non-foot shock) induced by the communication box method, on the sleep patterns of rats.
Araki, Hiroaki, Cui, Ranji, Li, Bingjin, Suemaru, Katsuya   +3 more
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Discrimination, Acculturation, Acculturative Stress, and Latino Psychological Distress: A Moderated-Mediational Model [PDF]

, 2012
Prior research has found that perceived discrimination is associated with adverse mental health outcomes among Latinos. However, the process by which this relationship occurs remains an understudied area.
Driscoll, Mark W, Torres, Lucas, Voell, Maria   +2 more
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The relationship between the plasma proinflammatory cytokine levels of depressed/anxious children and their parents

Scientific Reports, 2021
Recent studies suggest immune function dysregulation in depression and anxiety disorders. Elevated pro-inflammatory cytokines may be a marker for immune system dysregulation.
Tomer Mevorach, Michal Taler, Shira Dar, Maya Lebow, Irit Schorr Sapir, Ron Rotkopf, Alan Apter, Silvana Fennig, Alon Chen, Abraham Weizman, Maya Amitai   +10 more
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Acculturative Stress and Latino Depression: The Mediating Role of Behavioral and Cognitive Resources [PDF]

, 2013
Although research has found that acculturative stress is significantly associated with adverse psychological adjustment among Latinos, the mechanism by which this relationship exists is not clearly understood. The purpose of this study was to investigate
Driscoll, Mark W., Torres, Lucas
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Metabolically exaggerated cardiac reactions to acute psychological stress revisited [PDF]

, 2009
The reactivity hypothesis postulates that large magnitude cardiovascular reactions to psychological stress contribute to the development of pathology. A key but little tested assumption is that such reactions are metabolically exaggerated.
Allen, Barnett, Blix, Brener, Brosschot, Carroll, Carroll, Carroll, Carroll, Carroll, Cybulski, Cybulski, de Boer, Gronwall, Hastrup, Kamarck, Kubicek, Langer, Light, Lovallo, Lynch, Markovitz, Obrist, Ring, Ring, Schmidt, Schuler, Schwartz, Sherwood, Sherwood, Sims, Steptoe, Stoney, Stromme, Treiber, Turner, Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Waldstein, Willemsen   +38 more
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Prevalence of stress among Iranian medical students: A questionnaire survey [PDF]

, 2011
A cross-sectional study measured the frequency of self-reported stress symptoms among a weighted random sample of medical students in Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran. The data were gathered using the Kessler 10-item psychological distress scale.
Charkazi, A., Hasanzadeh, A., Koochaki, G.M., Marjani, A., Qorbani, M., Saedani, M.   +5 more
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Psychological flexibility, temperament, and perceived stress

Current Issues in Personality Psychology, 2021
Introduction Psychological flexibility (PF) is an ability to engage in meaningful actions regardless of the presence of difficult internal experiences. Higher psychological flexibility was found to be related not only to a lower level of the symptoms of ...
Maria Cyniak-Cieciura
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Chinese students' psychological and sociocultural adjustments to Britain: an empirical study [PDF]

, 2006
This paper reports an empirical study of the psychological and sociocultural adjustments of two cohorts of Chinese students taking a foundation course in English language at a British university.
Spencer-Oatey, Helen, Xiong, Zhaoning
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