Meta-analytical assessment of the effects of protocol variations on cortisol responses to the
Trier Social Stress Test. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 80, 26-35.
Keywords: locus of control, acute stress, cortisol, undergraduate students,
Trier Social Stress Test, speech performance
Hellhammer, "The '
Trier Social Stress Test'--A Tool for Investigating Psychobiological Stress Responses in a Laboratory Setting", in Neuropsychobiology, no.
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Trier Social Stress Test Version for Children (TSST-C)
The researchers used the
Trier Social Stress Test for Children, which mainly consists of public speaking and arithmetic tasks.
Power calculations were computed using published standard deviations for the Perceived Stress Scale and the
Trier Social Stress Test. Participants were randomized to either 450 mg per day of DHA (n=43) or placebo (n=21).
To examine the children's reactions to a stressor, the team used the
Trier Social Stress Test for Children, which consists of a five-minute anticipation period followed by a 10-minute stress period.
(2002) explored for the first time the impact of psychosocial stress, as induced by the
Trier Social Stress Test (TSST; Kirschbaum, Pirke, & Hellhammer, 1993), on false memory.
For example, using one of the most popular psychological stress induction paradigms, the
Trier Social Stress Test, (2) several investigators have found that men react more robustly to this type of stressor than do women (Uhart et al.