Salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase levels during an assessment procedure correlate differently with risk-taking measures in male and female police recruits

Salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase levels during an assessment procedure correlate differently with risk-taking measures in male and female police recruits

Recent laboratory studies have shown that men display more risk-taking behaviour in decision-making tasks following stress, whilst women are more risk-aversive or become more task-focussed. In addition, these studies have shown that sex differences are related to levels of the stress hormone cortiso...

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Main Authors: Ruud eVan Den Bos, Ruben eTaris, Bianca eScheppink, Lydia ede Haan, Joris eVerster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
alpha-Amylases
Decision Making
Humans
Stress, Psychological
cortisol
gender differences
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00219/full

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