The influence of coping strategies and behavior on the physiological response to social stress in women: The role of age and menstrual cycle phase

Villada, Carolina; Espín, Laura; Hidalgo, Vanesa; Rubagotti, Sara; Sgoifo, Andrea; Salvador, Alicia

doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.12.011

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“…The results of the present study coincide with those of the meta-analysis conducted by Villada et al (2017). Specifically, cortisol differences in response to an acute social stressor were found between women in luteal and follicular phases compared those post-menopausal women but not between menstrual cycle phases.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Awakening cortisol levels have been found to be similar across the menstrual cycle phases, however a significant increase was detected during ovulation (Wolfram, Bellingrath, & Kudielka, 2010). Villada et al (2017) examined differences in post-menopausal women vs. those in luteal phase and those in follicular phase in the TSST. They did not find significant differences between groups with respect to heart rate reactivity, but did find that, compared to postmenopausal women; those in luteal and follicular phases had higher cortisol stress reactivity and less active coping patterns, therefore worse autonomic regulation.…”

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The relationship between the menstrual cycle and cortisol secretion: Daily and stress-invoked cortisol patterns

Montero-López

Santos-Ruiz

Ríos

et al. 2018

International Journal of Psychophysiology

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The menstrual cycle involves significant changes in hormone levels, causing physical and psychological changes in women that are further influenced by stress. The aim of this study was to understand the relationship between menstrual cycle phase and salivary cortisol patterns during the day as well as the salivary cortisol response to the Virtual Reality Version of the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST-VR). Forty two women not taking oral contraceptives (24 in follicular phase and 18 in luteal phase) participated in the study. Five samples of salivary cortisol collected during the day and another five samples of cortisol during the TSST-VR were analyzed. Psychological stress measures and psychopathological symptomatology were also evaluated. A 2 × 4 mixed ANCOVA showed an interaction between the two groups on the TSST-RV invoked cortisol response to the [F(3,42) = 3.681; p = 0.023) where women in luteal phase showed higher cortisol post exposure levels (5.96 ± 3.76 nmol/L) than women in follicular phase (4.31 ± 2.23 nmol/L). No other significant differences were found. Our findings provide evidence that menstrual cycle phase tended to influence cortisol response to laboratory-induced mental stress, with more reactivity observed in the luteal phase.

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The relationship between the menstrual cycle and cortisol secretion: Daily and stress-invoked cortisol patterns

Montero-López

Santos-Ruiz

Ríos

et al. 2018

International Journal of Psychophysiology

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“…Previous studies demonstrated that menstrual cycle phase modulates cortisol reactivity to stress, with luteal women showing increased cortisol response to stress compared with follicular women (Espin et al, ; Walder, Statucka, Daly, Axen & Haber, 2012). This pattern is in accordance with the quantity of estrogen and progesterone in each phase, where progesterone seems to increase HPA stress responsivity (Villada et al, ). Fifth, modern life mainly challenges humans with psychosocial stressors.…”

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Gonadal hormones modulate the HPA‐axis and the SNS in response to psychosocial stress

Barel

Abu-Shkara

Colodner

et al. 2018

J of Neuroscience Research

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Exposure to stress activates both the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). A growing body of research points to the contribution of sex hormones (testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone), the end products of the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis, in modulating stress reactivity. The present study aimed at investigating the potential modulating role of sex hormones on HPA and SNS reactivity to psychosocial stress. The reactivity, induced by the Trier Social Stress Test, was analyzed by measuring the levels of cortisol and alpha-amylase (markers for SNS activity) in four saliva samples each of 21 men and 37 women (17 not using oral contraceptives and in their luteal phase, and 20 women using oral contraceptives). In addition, basal sex hormones were sampled prior to the psychosocial stress exposure. Results revealed that controlling for testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone diminished the impact of stress on cortisol reactivity and on alpha-amylase reactivity. Moreover, controlling for sex hormones also diminished the differential pattern of cortisol reactivity in each experimental group among responders. Furthermore, correlation analyses revealed differences between groups in the association between sex hormones and alpha-amylase. The present findings indicate a modulatory role for sex hormones in HPA and SNS reactivity and emphasize the need for control of sex hormone fluctuations when examining cortisol and alpha-amylase reactivity to stress.

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“…So, the lower respiration rate of women with PMS can reflect more “inhibition” of physiological stressors. We did not get the fast rise of HR in PMS groups, as in a study using the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST),22 because this needs more involvement of the participants and social interaction 23. In contrast, our stress test involved mainly cognitive loads.…”

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Stress reactivity and emotion in premenstrual syndrome

Liu¹,

Wang²,

Heck³

et al. 2017

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BackgroundHormone level fluctuation across the menstrual cycle causes women to experience negative emotions and also affects their mood regulation and stress sensitivity. However, the stress reactivity and emotional variations in women with premenstrual syndrome (PMS), who are especially sensitive to the variations in hormone cycles, have not been explained.MethodsThe present study used an electroencephalogram (EEG) stress evaluation test, a physiology stress evaluation test, and the positive affect and negative affect scale (PANAS) to evaluate the stress reactivity pattern and emotional state of women with PMS.ResultsThe results showed that women with PMS had higher negative affect and lower positive affect compared with controls. Moreover, under stressful conditions, the women with PMS had a higher alpha activity and a lower respiration rate than the controls. The differences in stress reactivity and emotional states between women with PMS and controls were based on a covariant analysis with menstrual cycle (luteal and follicular phases) as the covariate.ConclusionThe results demonstrated that, compared with controls, women suffering from PMS have a continuous abnormality in emotional state and stress reactivity, which was independent of the menstrual cycle.

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The influence of coping strategies and behavior on the physiological response to social stress in women: The role of age and menstrual cycle phase

Cited by 27 publications

References 43 publications

The relationship between the menstrual cycle and cortisol secretion: Daily and stress-invoked cortisol patterns

The relationship between the menstrual cycle and cortisol secretion: Daily and stress-invoked cortisol patterns

Gonadal hormones modulate the HPA‐axis and the SNS in response to psychosocial stress

Stress reactivity and emotion in premenstrual syndrome

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