Moderating Impact of Various Emotion Personality Factors on Salivary Cortisol Response to a TSST (cortpersonal)

March 22, 2007 updated by: Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

Moderating Impact of Various Emotion Personality Factors on Salivary Cortisol

With the aim of evaluating the putative impacts of emotion related personality factors on physical and mental disease and the mechanisms of these impacts, 58 students were submitted to a social stress test (Trier Social Stress Test) and salivary cortisol samples were taken. The subjects were also submitted to several personality trait inventory, that evaluated respectively Alexithymia, Emotional Intelligence, Resilience and the Five Factor Model of Personality.

The moderating impact of these factors on the cortisol response were analysed

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment

58

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Belgium
      • Louvain la Neuve, Belgium, 1348
        • Faculté de Psychologie, Université Catholique de Louvain

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 30 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Students

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Female,
  • Smokers,
  • Medication or alcohol abuse

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Natural History
  • Time Perspectives: Other

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

Collaborators

Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique

Investigators

  • Study Director: Luminet Olivier, PhD, Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2005

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 22, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 22, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

March 23, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 23, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 22, 2007

Last Verified

March 1, 2007

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • personalityandcortisol

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