The TSST-G stress induction increased negative affect and cortisol relative to control¶
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q3 i? Negative affect rose in the stress group and fell in controls (Time × Condition interaction significant). → Shields Grant S. 2016
q3 i? Cortisol increased from pre- to post-manipulation in the stress group, and post-manipulation cortisol was greater than in controls. → Shields Grant S. 2016 (2)
Evidence¶
Shields Grant S. 2016¶
Shields Grant S., Trainor Brian C., Lam Jovian C. W., Yonelinas Andrew P. (2016). Acute Stress Impairs Cognitive Flexibility in Men, Not Women. Stress. https://doi.org/10.1080/10253890.2016.1192603
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Manipulation check in the randomized experiment: mixed-model ANOVA on the negative affect composite (baseline α=.90, post α=.92). The article reports the interaction and the stress-group increase as significant, with no effect size.
"As expected, the Time × Condition interaction was significant, F(1,111.0)=11.22, p=.001. Participants in the stress induction group significantly increased in negative affect from pre- to post-manipulation, t(111.0)=−2.66, p=.009"
Shields Grant S. 2016 (2)¶
Shields Grant S., Trainor Brian C., Lam Jovian C. W., Yonelinas Andrew P. (2016). Acute Stress Impairs Cognitive Flexibility in Men, Not Women. Stress. https://doi.org/10.1080/10253890.2016.1192603
q3 · i? · causal · r2
Cortisol reactivity analysis comparing the stress group with a randomly-selected 10 control participants assayed for cortisol; log-transformed values. The article reports the interaction and stress-group increase as significant, with no effect size.
"As expected, the Time × Condition interaction was significant, F(1,58.6)=12.66, p<.001 (Figure 1). Participants in the stress induction group significantly increased from pre- to post-manipulation, t(61.0)=4.89, p<.001"
Discussion¶
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title |
The TSST-G stress induction increased negative affect and cortisol relative to control |
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The TSST-G stress induction increased negative affect and cortisol relative to control |
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2016 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-17 |
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2 — shields-grant-s-2016, shields-grant-s-2016-2 |
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