Key result
Examination stress induced significantly greater increases in urinary adrenaline and MOPEG in male high-school students compared to females, despite equal performance.
Why the study?
Does a 6-hr matriculation examination elicit different neuroendocrine and psychological reactions compared to routine school work in male and female high-school students?
Population
Male and female high-school students
Comparison
6-hr matriculation examination (stress condition) vs 2-3 hr of routine school work (control condition)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 hours
Authors
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Sex differences in sympathetic responses to acute stress may exist in adolescents; hypothesis-generating for cardiovascular risk and needs prospective confirmation.
Observational
Does a 6-hr matriculation examination elicit different neuroendocrine and psychological reactions compared to routine school work in male and female high-school students?
Males and females exhibit divergent neuroendocrine and psychological responses to acute examination stress, highlighting sex differences in coping mechanisms.
Frankenhaeuser et al. (1978) conducted an observational in Examination stress. Examination stress vs. Routine school work was evaluated on Neuroendocrine and psychological functions. Examination stress induced significantly greater increases in urinary adrenaline and MOPEG in male high-school students compared to females, despite equal performance.
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