McLoughlin, Ella and Arnold, Rachel and Freeman, Paul and Turner, James and Roberts, Gareth and Fletcher, David and Slavich, George and Moore, Lee (2022) Lifetime Stressor Exposure and Psychophysiological Reactivity and Habituation to Repeated Acute Social Stressors. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 44 (6). pp. 427-438. DOI https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2022-0196 (In Press)
McLoughlin, Ella and Arnold, Rachel and Freeman, Paul and Turner, James and Roberts, Gareth and Fletcher, David and Slavich, George and Moore, Lee (2022) Lifetime Stressor Exposure and Psychophysiological Reactivity and Habituation to Repeated Acute Social Stressors. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 44 (6). pp. 427-438. DOI https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2022-0196 (In Press)
McLoughlin, Ella and Arnold, Rachel and Freeman, Paul and Turner, James and Roberts, Gareth and Fletcher, David and Slavich, George and Moore, Lee (2022) Lifetime Stressor Exposure and Psychophysiological Reactivity and Habituation to Repeated Acute Social Stressors. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 44 (6). pp. 427-438. DOI https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2022-0196 (In Press)
Abstract
This study addressed whether lifetime stressor exposure was associated with psychophysiological reactivity and habituation to a novel laboratory-based stressor. Eighty-six participants (Mage = 23.31 years, SD = 4.94) reported their exposure to lifetime non-sport and sport-specific stressors before completing two consecutive trials of the Trier Social Stress Test while cardiovascular (i.e., heart rate) and endocrine (i.e., salivary cortisol) data were recorded. Exposure to a moderate number of lifetime non-sport and sport-specific stressors was associated with adaptive cardiovascular reactivity, whereas very low or very high stressor exposure was related to maladaptive reactivity. Moreover, experiencing a very low number of lifetime non-sport (but not sport-specific) stressors was associated with poorer habituation. In contrast, lifetime stressor severity was unrelated to cardiovascular reactivity. Finally, greater lifetime non-sport and sport-specific stressor count were associated with blunted cortisol reactivity and poorer habituation. These results suggest that lifetime stressor exposure may influence sport performers’ acute stress responses.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | adaptation; adversity; cardiovascular reactivity; cortisol reactivity; stress |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, School of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 04 Nov 2022 10:25 |
Last Modified: | 07 Aug 2024 20:15 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/33820 |
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Filename: McLoughlin et al (2022) Final Accepted Manuscript.pdf