Kvalitatiivne uurimustöö Emotsioonide regulatsioon ja stress
To cause acute psychosocial stress, the Trier Social Stress Test
(TSST) was used (Kirschbaum et al., 1993) consisting of 5 min preparation, a 5 min
mock interview and mental arithmetic (serial subtraction, 5 min) in front of a mixed
gender audience. On arrival at the laboratory participants where asked to undertake a
45 min resting period before TSST (seated and listening to calming music in a resting
room). Participants were asked to provide a saliva samples (chew cotton salvettes).
Samples of saliva for cortisol analysis were collected by participants themselves in the
resting room in two time points 10 min before introduction to the TSST (30 and 40
min after arrival) to assess resting levels. Additionally blood was taken by a
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phlebotomist 10 min before the TSST. After the TSST, participants were sent to the
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