Event Title
Attachment Level Modifies Testosterone Reactivity in Laboratory Setting
Faculty Mentor
Elizabeth Shirtcliff
Location
Library 7th Floor
Start Date
13-4-2013 2:45 PM
End Date
13-4-2013 3:45 PM
Description
The question of whether attachment styles affect stress reactivity during acute stress in a laboratory may be answered through the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST). Through questionnaires given to participants during the TSST, we scored and categorized levels of attachment. We, then, analyzed data using Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) to index testosterone reactivity at different time points during the TSST. We found that when attachment styles are included, testosterone levels show a higher testosterone reactivity for participants with high attachment levels (=0.295, p 0.001). During the recovery of acute stress, testosterone levels decline more steeply in high attachment individuals (=-2.663, p 0001).
Attachment Level Modifies Testosterone Reactivity in Laboratory Setting
Library 7th Floor
The question of whether attachment styles affect stress reactivity during acute stress in a laboratory may be answered through the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST). Through questionnaires given to participants during the TSST, we scored and categorized levels of attachment. We, then, analyzed data using Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) to index testosterone reactivity at different time points during the TSST. We found that when attachment styles are included, testosterone levels show a higher testosterone reactivity for participants with high attachment levels (=0.295, p 0.001). During the recovery of acute stress, testosterone levels decline more steeply in high attachment individuals (=-2.663, p 0001).