Assessment of the cortisol awakening response: Expert consensus guidelines

T Stalder, C Kirschbaum, BM Kudielka, EK Adam… - …, 2016 - Elsevier
The cortisol awakening response (CAR), the marked increase in cortisol secretion over the
first 30–45 min after morning awakening, has been related to a wide range of psychosocial …

Stress-related and basic determinants of hair cortisol in humans: A meta-analysis

T Stalder, S Steudte-Schmiedgen, N Alexander… - …, 2017 - Elsevier
The analysis of hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) is a relatively new strategy to measure
long-term cumulative cortisol levels, which is increasingly used in …

Best practices for stress measurement: How to measure psychological stress in health research

AD Crosswell, KG Lockwood - Health psychology open, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite the strong evidence linking psychological stress to disease risk, health researchers
often fail to include psychological stress in models of health. One reason for this is the …

Stress in organizations

S Sonnentag, M Frese - 2003 - kops.uni-konstanz.de
Stress in organizations is a widespread phenomenon with far-reaching practical and
economic consequences. A report published by the National Institute for Occupational …

The adaptive calibration model of stress responsivity

M Del Giudice, BJ Ellis, EA Shirtcliff - Neuroscience & biobehavioral reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper presents the Adaptive Calibration Model (ACM), an evolutionary–developmental
theory of individual differences in the functioning of the stress response system. The stress …

Decision making under stress: a selective review

K Starcke, M Brand - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
Many decisions must be made under stress, and many decision situations elicit stress
responses themselves. Thus, stress and decision making are intricately connected, not only …

Biological and psychological markers of stress in humans: Focus on the Trier Social Stress Test

AP Allen, PJ Kennedy, JF Cryan, TG Dinan… - … & biobehavioral reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Validated biological and psychological markers of acute stress in humans are an important
tool in translational research. The Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), involving public interview …

Inducing physiological stress recovery with sounds of nature in a virtual reality forest—Results from a pilot study

M Annerstedt, P Jönsson, M Wallergård… - Physiology & …, 2013 - Elsevier
Experimental research on stress recovery in natural environments is limited, as is study of
the effect of sounds of nature. After inducing stress by means of a virtual stress test, we …

Acute psychosocial stress: does the emotional stress response correspond with physiological responses?

J Campbell, U Ehlert - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2012 - Elsevier
Most stress experiences are accompanied by physiological and psychological responses.
Laboratory stressors such as the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) induce reliable stress …

Brief, daily meditation enhances attention, memory, mood, and emotional regulation in non-experienced meditators

JC Basso, A McHale, V Ende, DJ Oberlin… - Behavioural brain …, 2019 - Elsevier
Meditation is an ancient practice that cultivates a calm yet focused mind; however, little is
known about how short, practical meditation practices affect cognitive functioning in …