Adolescent psychological and physiological responses to frustration- and anxiety-provoking stressors

Pollak, Katja M.; Shao, Shuai; Knutson, Jessica M.; Gill, Harleen; Lee, Ye-Von; McKay, Stacey L.; Cameron, Catherine Ann

doi:10.1007/s12144-019-00582-6

Cited by 5 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 53 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Further, as mentioned above, a more anxiety-provoking or frustrationprovoking stressor could be a better choice to influence stress and cortisol levels of participants. 59 Despite the above-mentioned limitations, the current study expands the actual knowledge about cortisol reactivity in youth with obesity and may provide important clinical implications. When the influence of alexithymia and attachment avoidance can be replicated in future research, it could expose relevant treatment targets for youth with obesity.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 90%

See 1 more Smart Citation

The cortisol stress response in youth with overweight and obesity: Influence of psychosocial variables

et al. 2023

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Despite previous research pointing out a bifurcation in cortisol stress reactivity, it is not yet clear if all variables explaining inter-individual differences in stress responses are captured. Objectives: To explore which (psychosocial and demographic) variables predict the cortisol response after a standardized stress-and affective state (SAS)-induction in youth with overweight and obesity. Methods: As part of a randomized control trial (SRCTN83822934) investigating the effects of emotion regulation (ER)-training on top of a 10-month inpatient multidisciplinary obesity treatment, 79 children and adolescents (9-15 years) with moderate obesity (M adjusted BMI = 154.35% overweight, SD = 24.57) completed a SAS-induction before leaving the clinic.Results: Those whose cortisol levels decreased (N = 59.5%) from baseline to reactivity showed higher levels of alexithymia than increasers (p = 0.049). Attachment avoidance was a significant positive predictor of relative cortisol decrease after SAS-induction (p = 0.001). Age was significantly related to less cortisol decrease (p = 0.006). No significant effect of ER-intervention group on relative cortisol change was found. Conclusions:The current study provides evidence for a bifurcation in cortisol stress reactivity in youth with obesity. Our data further suggested that psychosocial variables (alexithymia and attachment avoidance) influence the cortisol stress response. Future research should further explore whether the attenuators are a more vulnerable group.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 90%

“…Also, the analysis of only the two samples that represent before and after SAS‐induction is a limitation. Further, as mentioned above, a more anxiety‐provoking or frustration‐provoking stressor could be a better choice to influence stress and cortisol levels of participants 59 …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The cortisol stress response in youth with overweight and obesity: Influence of psychosocial variables

et al. 2023

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In their everyday lives, adolescents are exposed to many stressful situations that induce specific emotions (e.g., sadness, fear, guilt, etc.) which can trigger emotion regulation (ER) and coping processes [1,2]. ER is a process that is relevant to adaptive functioning and through which individuals influence how they experience and express emotions [3].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Use of Rumination and Reappraisal in Adolescents Daily Life: Links to Affect and Emotion Regulation Style

Zuzama

Roman‐Juan

Fiol‐Veny

et al. 2021

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study explored the association between temperament—i.e., positive affect (PA) and negative affect (NA)—and emotion regulation (ER), and what momentary factors influence the selection of rumination or reappraisal during adolescents’ daily life. The type of social situation in which negative events occurred, the self-rated degrees of discomfort, the types of predominant emotions experienced, and the use of reappraisal and rumination were assessed at 24 different times with an ecological momentary assessment approach given to 71 adolescents. PA, NA, and ER style were evaluated using self-reports. Bivariate Pearson correlations analysis revealed that NA and negative ER style correlated positively with the rumination use whereas PA correlated negatively with the rumination use. Negative ER style moderated the relationship between NA and the frequency with which rumination was used. The moderated function of positive ER style could not be tested due to its lack of association with the rumination use. Adolescents selected rumination more often during family-related events and when experiencing depression-like emotions. No interaction effects were shown between negative ER style and the momentary factors related with the type of social situation and the type of prevailing emotion during negative event. No associations between study variables and reappraisal were found. This study provides a better understanding of ER patterns in adolescence.

show abstract

“…Trait-rumination, assessed by the Responses to Stress Questionnaire, was associated with a small to medium effect (r = .31) on cortisol reactivity to social stress in adolescents (Katz et al, 2019). Another study, with adults, found a small effect of RSQ-based high involuntary engagement and involuntary disengagement on cortisol reactivity (r's = .18 & .20; Pollak et al, 2019). Perceived familial social support has demonstrated a small to medium effect size (r = -.28; Burton et al, 2004) on post-TSST AUCG.…”

Section: Power Analysis (A Priori)mentioning

confidence: 95%

“…Connor-Smith and colleagues (2000), in work validating simultaneous assessment of coping and ISRs, found that a two-dimensional model of involuntary stress response (engagement vs disengagement) indicated better fit than a unidimensional model to explain internalizing and externalizing symptoms of psychopathology among children and adolescents. Indeed, multiple studies indicate that engagement ISRs are positively related to cortisol reactivity, with significant correlations between total engagement ISRs and AUCG ranging from .18 to .27 (Pollak et al, 2019;Sontag et al, 2008). For instance, in a sample of 111 adolescent girls (Mage = 11.84) involuntary engagement was associated with increased total cortisol reactivity (r = .28, p < .05) under stress while involuntary disengagement was not (Sontag et al, 2008).…”

Section: Trait Involuntary Stress Responses and Responses To Acute St...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Relations among Involuntary Stress Responses, Social Support, and Cortisol Output during Acute Social Stress among Adolescent Girls

Hanes

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This investigation utilized data from a previous laboratory-based study to examine the interactive contributions of trait involuntary stress responses (ISRs, e.g., rumination) and perceived familial social support (SS) on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA; as indexed via salivary cortisol) response to acute stress in a sample of 128 adolescent girls ages 12 to 16. Participants completed a modified Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), and physiologic stress response was indexed via six salivary cortisol samples. Dimensions of ISRs and familial social support were entered into regression models to predict total cortisol circulation defined by area under the curve with respect to ground (AUCG; Pruessner et al., 2003) following the TSST. Neither ISRs or SS were associated with cortisol AUCG, nor was there an interactive effect of SS on relationships between ISRs and AUCG. Implications of present results and methodological recommendations for future investigations are discussed. This may be the first investigation to consider the interactive effects of ISRs and social support on adolescent girls' HPA responses. Greater understanding of these factors in this understudied demographic will improve translational science as well as inform risk assessment and intervention development.

show abstract

Adolescent psychological and physiological responses to frustration- and anxiety-provoking stressors

Cited by 5 publications

References 53 publications

The cortisol stress response in youth with overweight and obesity: Influence of psychosocial variables

The cortisol stress response in youth with overweight and obesity: Influence of psychosocial variables

The Use of Rumination and Reappraisal in Adolescents Daily Life: Links to Affect and Emotion Regulation Style

Relations among Involuntary Stress Responses, Social Support, and Cortisol Output during Acute Social Stress among Adolescent Girls

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About