Association between subjective and cortisol stress response depends on the menstrual cycle phase

Duchesne, Annie; Pruessner, Jens C.

doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.08.009

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Association between subjective and cortisol stress response depends on the menstrual cycle phase

Duchesne, Annie, Pruessner, Jens C.·2013·Psychoneuroendocrinology

DOI 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.08.009

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The relation between the physiologic and subjective stress responses is inconsistently reported across studies. Menstrual cycle phases variations have been found to influence the psychophysiological stress response; however little is known about possible cycle phase differences in the relationship between physiological and subjective stress responses. This study examined the effect of menstrual cycle phase in the association between subjective stress and physiological response. Forty-five women in either the follicular (n=21) or the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle were exposed to a psychosocial stress task. Salivary cortisol, cardiovascular, and subjective stress were assessed throughout the experiment. Results revealed a significant group difference in the association between peak levels of cortisol and post task subjective stress. In women in the follicular phase a negative association was observed (r(2)=0.199, p=0.04), while this relation was positive in the group of women in the luteal phase (r(2)=0.227, p=0.02). These findings suggest a possible role of sex hormones in modulating the cortisol stress response function in emotion regulation.

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Authors: Duchesne, A., & Pruessner, J. C.
Affiliations: Douglas Mental Health University Institute (CA)
Corresponding author: Duchesne, Annie
ORCID: Duchesne, Annie
Pruessner, Jens C.
Venue: Psychoneuroendocrinology
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2013-12
Volume: 38
Issue: 12
Pages: 3155-3159
ISSN: 0306-4530 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.08.009
OpenAlex: W2086902152
Cited by: 80
References: 15
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 4
FWCI: 2.72
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
Locations: Psychoneuroendocrinology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (67071)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
Keywords: menstrual cycle phases, subjective stress, salivary cortisol, psychosocial stress, follicular phase, luteal phase, sex hormones, emotion regulation, cardiovascular response, women
MeSH terms: Aging, Analysis of Variance, Female, Follicular Phase, Hemodynamics, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Luteal Phase, Menstruation, Saliva, Stress, Psychological, Young Adult

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