Effects of sex and menstrual cycle phase on cardiac response and alpha- amylase levels in psychosocial stress

Espin, L. ; Villada, C. ; Hidalgo, V. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Salvador, A.

Resumen: The impact of sex and the menstrual cycle phase on the autonomic response to psychosocial stress remains controversial. This study explored autonomic nervous system activity through salivary alpha-amylase, heart rate, and heart rate variability responses to the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) in healthy young people. The sample was composed of 25 men, 26 women in the luteal phase, and 25 women in the follicular phase, from 18 to 25 years of age. Participants were exposed to the TSST or a control condition. The results indicate that women in their follicular phase showed a blunted alpha-amylase response to stress compared to men and women in the luteal phase. In addition, men showed higher sympatho-vagal activity in the stress condition compared to the two groups of women. These results confirm that sex and the menstrual cycle phase are potential modulators of autonomic nervous system reactivity to psychosocial stress.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2018.12.002

Año: 2019

Publicado en: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY 140 (2019), 141-148
ISSN: 0301-0511

Factor impacto JCR: 2.763 (2019)

Categ. JCR: PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL rank: 21 / 87 = 0.241 (2019) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: PSYCHOLOGY, BIOLOGICAL rank: 5 / 13 = 0.385 (2019) - Q2 - T2
Categ. JCR: BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES rank: 18 / 52 = 0.346 (2019) - Q2 - T2
Categ. JCR: PSYCHOLOGY rank: 23 / 77 = 0.299 (2019) - Q2 - T1

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.446 - Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology (Q1) - Neuroscience (miscellaneous) (Q2)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-FEDER/Construyendo Europa desde Aragón
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MEC/PSI2013-46889

Tipo y forma: Article (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Psicobiología (Dpto. Psicología y Sociología)