Direct and moderating links of salivary alpha-amylase and cortisol stress-reactivity to youth behavioral and emotional adjustment

Allwood, Maureen A.; Handwerger, Kathryn; Kivlighan, Katie T.; Granger, Douglas A.; Stroud, Laura R.

doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2011.06.008

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“…Previous literature by Nator et al, 16,18 , Nator and Rohleder 17 Rohleder et al, 34 Allwood et al, 35 and Kang et al 36 looked at the correlation between stress conditions, including psychological stress, and the levels of sAA. They all showed that stress causes a significant increase in sAA levels when patients were exposed to a stressful condition compared to a rest condition.…”

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Salivary Cortisol, Salivary Alpha Amylase, and the Dental Anxiety Scale

Sadi¹,

Finkelman²,

Rosenberg

2013

Anesthesia Progress

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The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between dental anxiety, salivary cortisol, and salivary alpha amylase (sAA) levels. Furthermore, the aim was to look into individual differences such as age, race, gender, any existing pain, or traumatic dental experience and their effect on dental anxiety. This study followed a cross-sectional design and included a convenience sample of 46. Every patient was asked to complete the Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) and a basic demographic/dental history questionnaire. A saliva sample, utilizing the method of passive drooling, was then collected in 2-mL cryovials. Samples were analyzed for salivary cortisol and sAA levels by Salimetrics. Significant associations were observed between DAS scores and presence of pain and history of traumatic dental experience. However, no significant correlations were observed between DAS, cortisol, and sAA levels. Our study reconfirms that dental anxiety is associated with presence of pain and a history of traumatic dental experience. On the other hand, our study was the first to our knowledge to test the correlation between the DAS and sAA; nevertheless, our results failed to show any significant correlation between dental anxiety, cortisol, and sAA levels.

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Salivary Cortisol, Salivary Alpha Amylase, and the Dental Anxiety Scale

Sadi¹,

Finkelman²,

Rosenberg

2013

Anesthesia Progress

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“…Studies by Rohleder et al, 20 Allwood et al, 21 and Kang et al 22 looked at the correlation between stress conditions, including psychological stress, and the levels of salivary alpha amylase (sAA). They all showed that stress causes a significant increase in sAA levels when patients were exposed to a stressful condition compared to a rest condition.…”

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Stress and Anxiety in Patients undergoing Dental Extraction

Mufti¹,

Mufti²,

Mufti³

2017

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“…This mechanism triggers the release of norepinephrine and epinephrine from the adrenal medulla, which in turn triggers several peripheral reactions, such as an increase in salivary alpha-amylase (sAA), heart rate, and blood pressure, which can be measured relatively promptly after the onset of the stressor (Ali and Pruessner, 2012;Chrousos, 2009;Nater and Rohleder, 2009). In recent research, sAA has been shown to reliably reflect the short-term reaction to different stressors in experimental situations (Allwood et al, 2011;Nater et al, 2005;Nater and Rohleder, 2009;van Stegeren et al, 2006;Skoluda et al, 2015).…”

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The effects of autonomy support on salivary alpha-amylase: The role of individual differences

Sieber

Schüler

Wegner

2016

Psychoneuroendocrinology

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a b s t r a c tThe empirical evidence for the relationship between autonomy-supportive environments and physiological stress is inconsistent. Whereas some studies report a decrease in stress in autonomy-supportive environments, other studies show a negative effect of autonomy on physiological stress. As previous research has not considered individual differences within this relationship, the present research aims to close this empirical gap by proposing that an implicit autonomy disposition, which is defined as a dispositional preference for self-determination, serves as a moderator. In an experiment, we tested whether the autonomy disposition moderates the effect of different teaching styles (controlling, autonomy-supportive, and neutral) on the acute physiological stress response (salivary alpha-amylase) in adolescents (N = 69). The study revealed that participants with a high implicit autonomy disposition displayed lower salivary alpha-amylase responses when exposed to autonomy-supportive vignettes compared to when they were exposed to controlling or neutral teaching styles. The opposite pattern was found in students with a low implicit autonomy disposition. The results illustrate that experimentally induced variations in autonomy support lead to different physiological stress responses, depending on individual differences in the implicit autonomy disposition.

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Direct and moderating links of salivary alpha-amylase and cortisol stress-reactivity to youth behavioral and emotional adjustment

Cited by 122 publications

References 56 publications

Salivary Cortisol, Salivary Alpha Amylase, and the Dental Anxiety Scale

Salivary Cortisol, Salivary Alpha Amylase, and the Dental Anxiety Scale

Stress and Anxiety in Patients undergoing Dental Extraction

The effects of autonomy support on salivary alpha-amylase: The role of individual differences

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