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Conscientiousness and stress exposure and reactivity: a prospective study of adolescent females.
- Source :
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Journal of behavioral medicine [J Behav Med] 2013 Apr; Vol. 36 (2), pp. 153-64. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Feb 22. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Conscientiousness is associated with health, but the mechanisms remain poorly understood. To explore the role that stress might play, this study examined whether conscientiousness was associated with exposure and reactivity to life stress. This study followed 133 adolescent women every 6 months for 2.5 years. Participants completed a baseline measure of conscientiousness, and at each visit underwent a structured interview to catalogue episodic and chronic stress and had blood drawn to assess inflammatory processes. Participants higher in conscientiousness experienced fewer self-dependent episodic stressors and less academic and interpersonal chronic stress throughout the study. However, at times when they experienced higher levels of chronic interpersonal stress, they became more resistant to glucocorticoids. Higher levels of conscientiousness may protect adolescent women from exposure to certain stressors. However, when stress occurs, highly conscientious individuals may become more resistant to glucocorticoids, increasing their risk for processes that influence inflammatory conditions.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Anti-Inflammatory Agents pharmacology
Female
Humans
Hydrocortisone pharmacology
Interleukin-6 blood
Interpersonal Relations
Leukocytes drug effects
Leukocytes metabolism
Lipopolysaccharides antagonists & inhibitors
Lipopolysaccharides pharmacology
Stress, Psychological blood
Young Adult
Adolescent Behavior psychology
Personality
Stress, Psychological psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1573-3521
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of behavioral medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22354552
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-012-9408-2