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17668992

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-8-2
pubmed:abstractText
Contemporary theory in interpersonal communication and health psychology supports the prediction that engaging in affectionate behavior within established relationships has a direct effect on the alleviation of stress symptoms following exposure to an acute stressor. Participants in this study were exposed to a series of standard laboratory stressors and were subsequently assigned either to an experimental group or to 1 of 2 control groups. Those in the experimental group were instructed to write a letter to a loved one in which they expressed their feelings of affection for that person. Those in 1 control group thought about a loved one but did not engage in any communicative behavior, and those in the other control group simply sat quietly. All 3 conditions were compared with respect to their levels of salivary free cortisol, an adrenal steroid hormone that is instrumental in the body's neuroendocrine stress response. Results indicated that, compared to the control groups, those in the experimental group experienced accelerated cortisol recovery following exposure to the acute stressors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1041-0236
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
123-32
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Human affection exchange: XIII. Affectionate communication accelerates neuroendocrine stress recovery.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Human Communication, Arizona State University, Tempe 85287, USA. kory@asu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article