Why the study?
Does the gender relevance of a stressor affect sex differences in cardiovascular reactivity to the cold pressor test in college students?
Population
95 male and female college students
Comparison
Cold pressor test under masculine instructions vs Cold pressor test under gender-neutral…
Authors
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Stressor gender relevance may mediate sex differences in cardiovascular reactivity; hypothesis-generating and should not yet inform clinical practice.
Does the gender relevance of a stressor affect sex differences in cardiovascular reactivity to the cold pressor test in college students?
Sex differences in cardiovascular reactivity to stressors may be mediated by cognitive appraisal of the stressor's gender relevance.
Lash et al. (1991) studied this question.
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