Sex differences in sympathetic-adrenal medullary reactions induced by different stressors
Abstract
Male and female university students were exposed to two different stressors in each of two 110-min sessions, i.e., a cognitive task (color-word conflict) and repeated venipuncture. Catecholamine excretion, heart rate, and subjective reactions were measured. Control values were obtained under conditions of relaxation in the laboratory. Subjects of both sexes responded to both stressors by increased heart rate and feelings of unpleasantness and distress. The pattern of adrenaline excretion, however, differed between sexes: in males both stressors induced a significant increase, whereas in females adrenaline excretion remained on the same level under the two stress conditions as during relaxation; Noradrenaline excretion was not systematically affected by either stressor in either sex group.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Claims the paper makes
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
Catecholamines are released more in males in response to experimental stress.
“Catecholamines, a strong activator of Na+/K+-ATPase activity, have been found to be released more in males in response to experimental stress [13].”
From Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: Clinical Challenges (2014) · cites this paper as [13]
Cites
Studies of interference in serial verbal reactions
Stroop, J. R. (1935) · Journal of Experimental Psychology · doi:10.1037/h0054651 · Cited by 18,622 · see citing works
Noradrenaline Release from Isolated Nerve Granules
von Euler, U. S., & Lishajko, F. (1961) · Acta Physiologica Scandinavica · doi:10.1111/j.1748-1716.1961.tb02128.x · Cited by 997 · see citing works
Improved Technique for the Fluorimetric Estimation of Catecholamines
von Euler, U. S., & Lishajko, F. (1961) · Acta Physiologica Scandinavica · doi:10.1111/j.1748-1716.1961.tb02145.x · Cited by 981 · see citing works
Emotions—Their Parameters and Measurement
N, J. C. (1976) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/00006842-197603000-00011 · Cited by 840 · see citing works
Stress and Distress in Response to Psychosocial Stimuli
Broadbent, D. Ε. (1973) · Occupational and Environmental Medicine · doi:10.1136/oem.30.4.404 · Cited by 215 · see citing works
Behavior and circulating catecholamines
Frankenhaeuser, M. (1971) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/0006-8993(71)90180-6 · Cited by 209 · see citing works
Self-citationNt, K. (1956) · PubMed · Cited by 144 · see citing works
Silbergeld, S., Brast, N., & Noble, E. P. (1971) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/00006842-197109000-00003 · Cited by 100 · see citing works
Levi, L. (1972) · PubMed · Cited by 89 · see citing works
Mood, Alertness and Sympathetic-Adrenal Medullary Activity during the Menstrual Cycle
Pátkai, P., Johannson, G., & Post, B. (1974) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/00006842-197411000-00005 · Cited by 86 · see citing works
Effects of punishment on catecholamine release and efficiency of performance
Frankenhaeuser, M., & Rissler, A. (1970) · Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1007/bf00403809 · Cited by 78 · see citing works
Self-citationCatecholamine output in school children as related to performance and adjustment
Johansson, G., Frankenhaeuser, M., & Magnusson, D. (1973) · Scandinavian Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1111/j.1467-9450.1973.tb00086.x · Cited by 71 · see citing works
Self-citationTask Demand as Reflected in Catecholamine Excretion and Heart Rate
Frankenhaeuser, M., & Johansson, G. (1976) · Journal of Human Stress · doi:10.1080/0097840x.1976.9937485 · Cited by 69 · see citing works
Self-citationCatecholamine Output of Males and Females over a One‐Year Period
Johansson, G., & Post, B. (1974) · Acta Physiologica Scandinavica · doi:10.1111/j.1748-1716.1974.tb05778.x · Cited by 58 · see citing works
Sex Differences in the Catecholamine Output of Children
Johansson, G. (1971) · Acta Physiologica Scandinavica · doi:10.1111/j.1748-1716.1971.tb05295.x · Cited by 35 · see citing works
CATECHOLAMINE EXCRETION IN YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS AS RELATED TO BEHAVIOR
Lambert, W. W., Johansson, G., Frankenhaeuser, M., et al. (1969) · Scandinavian Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1111/j.1467-9450.1969.tb00041.x · Cited by 23 · see citing works
Self-citationOBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE PERFORMANCE AS INFLUENCED BY DRUG‐INDUCED VARIATIONS IN ACTIVATION LEVEL
Frankenhaeuser, M., & Post, B. (1966) · Scandinavian Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1111/j.1467-9450.1966.tb01350.x · Cited by 15 · see citing works
Self-citationA note on inducing stress by an audio-visual-conflict test
Björkvall, C. (1966) · PsycEXTRA Dataset · doi:10.1037/e576772009-001 · Cited by 13 · see citing works
Sex differences in reactions to psychosocial stressors and psychoactive drugs
Frankenhaeuser, M. (1972) · PsycEXTRA Dataset · doi:10.1037/e573822009-001 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Self-citationTIME RELATIONS OF OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE REACTIONS TO D‐AMPHETAMINE AND PENTOBARBITONE
Frankenhaeuser, M., & Post, B. (1964) · Scandinavian Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1111/j.1467-9450.1964.tb01414.x · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Self-citation
Flagged first, then by citations
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Biobehavioral responses to stress in females: Tend-and-befriend, not fight-or-flight.
Taylor, S. E., Klein, L. C., Lewis, B. P., Gruenewald, T. L., Gurung, R. A. R., & Updegraff, J. A. (2000) · Psychological Review · doi:10.1037/0033-295x.107.3.411 · Cited by 3,308 · see citing works
Sex differences in HPA axis responses to stress: a review
Kudielka, B. M., & Kirschbaum, C. (2005) · Biological Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2004.11.009 · Cited by 1,624 · see citing works
New, normative, English-sample data for the Short Form Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-4)
Warttig, S. L., Forshaw, M. J., South, J., & White, A. K. (2013) · Journal of Health Psychology · doi:10.1177/1359105313508346 · Cited by 611 · see citing works
Catecholamines and the Effects of Exercise, Training and Gender
Zouhal, H., Jacob, C., Delamarche, P., & Gratas-Delamarche, A. (2008) · Sports Medicine · doi:10.2165/00007256-200838050-00004 · Cited by 553 · see citing works
Davis, S. N., Galassetti, P., Wasserman, D. H., & Tate, D. (2000) · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · doi:10.1210/jcem.85.1.6328 · Cited by 152 · see citing works
Sex differences in neonatal stress reactivity
Davis, M., & Emory, E. (1995) · Child Development · doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.1995.tb00852.x · Cited by 138 · see citing works
Chang, C.-C., Cheng, C.-J., Sung, C.-C., Chiueh, T.-S., Lee, C.-H., Chau, T., & Lin, S.-H. (2013) · European Journal of Endocrinology · doi:10.1530/eje-13-0381 · Cited by 114 · see citing works
Sex-specific effects of pain-related anxiety on adjustment to chronic pain
Edwards, R., Augustson, E. M., & Fillingim, R. (2000) · The Clinical Journal of Pain · doi:10.1097/00002508-200003000-00008 · Cited by 98 · see citing works
Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: Clinical Challenges
Vijayakumar, A., Ashwath, G., & Thimmappa, D. (2014) · Journal of Thyroid Research · doi:10.1155/2014/649502 · Cited by 88 · see citing works
“Catecholamines, a strong activator of NaK-ATPase activity, have been found to be released more in males in response to experimental stress [13].”
RetractedBraune, S., Albus, M., Fröhler, M., Höhn, T., & Scheibe, G. (1994) · European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience · doi:10.1007/bf02193524 · Cited by 33 · see citing works
Plasma catecholamine responses and neural adaptation during short-term resistance training
Pullinen, T., Huttunen, P., & Komi, P. V. (2000) · European Journal of Applied Physiology · doi:10.1007/s004210050653 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
- Authors
- Frankenhaeuser, M., Dunne, E., & Lundberg, U.
- Affiliations
- Stockholm University (SE)
- Venue
- Psychopharmacology
- Published
- 1976
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-5
- ISSN
- 0033-3158 (ISSN-L)
- 1432-2072
- OpenAlex
- W2011801455
- Cited by
- 173
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 2.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Psychopharmacology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- sex differences, sympathoadrenal system, stress response, catecholamine excretion, epinephrine, norepinephrine, heart rate, venipuncture, subjective stress, unpleasantness, distress, university students
- MeSH terms
- Adrenal Medulla, Adult, Epinephrine, Female, Heart Rate, Humans, Male, Norepinephrine, Self-Assessment, Sex Factors, Stress, Psychological
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
