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- Title
Adolescent psychological and physiological responses to frustration- and anxiety-provoking stressors.
- Authors
Pollak, Katja M.; Shao, Shuai; Knutson, Jessica M.; Gill, Harleen; Lee, Ye-Von; McKay, Stacey L.; Cameron, Catherine Ann
- Abstract
The present study examined the effects of a new frustration-provoking stressor, the Frustration Social Stressor for Adolescents (FSS-A), on psychological and physiological stress responses, compared to a well-established anxiety-provoking stressor, an adapted version of the Trier Social Stress Test for Teenagers (TSST-T) and a Low-Stress (LS) control. The sample included 146 adolescents from British Columbia and New Brunswick, Canada, aged 13 to 16. Results showed that the moderate-stress conditions (FSS-A, TSST-T) effected significant changes in cortisol levels compared to the LS condition, but only the TSST-T group presented a significant heart-rate change in comparison to the LS group. Increased cortisol arousal was associated with involuntary engagement strategies. Both moderate-stress conditions elicited more psychological and physiological stress responses than the LS control, especially more disengagement strategies, thereby further establishing the FSS-A as an effective protocol for exploring adolescent psychological and physiological stress. Theoretical implications are discussed and suggestions for psychoeducational interventions are given.
- Subjects
BRITISH Columbia; NEW Brunswick; TEENAGERS; PHYSIOLOGICAL stress; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; FRUSTRATION; HYDROCORTISONE
- Publication
Current Psychology, 2022, Vol 41, Issue 1, p395
- ISSN
1046-1310
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12144-019-00582-6