Type of Publication: | Other, text-bound (e.g. expert opinions, blog posts) |
Publication status: | Published |
Author: | Stalder, Tobias; Kirschbaum, Clemens; Kudielka, Brigette; Adam, Emma; Pruessner, Jens; Wust, Stefan; Dockray, Samantha; Smyth, Nina; Evans, Phil; Clow, Angela et al. |
Date: | Sep, 2016 |
Published in: | Psychoneuroendocrinology ; 71 (2016), suppl.. - pp. 44. - ISSN 0306-4530. - eISSN 1873-3360 |
DOI (citable link): | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.07.116 |
Summary: |
The cortisol awakening response (CAR), the marked increase in
cortisol secretion over the first 30–45 min after morning awakening,
has been related to a wide range of psychosocial, physical
and mental health parameters, making it a key variable for psychoneuroendocrinological
research. The CAR is typically assessed
from self-collection of saliva samples within the domestic setting.
While this confers ecological validity, it lacks direct researcher
oversight which can be problematic as the validity of CAR measurement
critically relies on participants closely following a timed
sampling schedule, beginning with the moment of awakening.
Researchers assessing the CAR thus need to take important steps
to maximize and monitor saliva sampling accuracy as well as
consider a range of other relevant methodological factors. To promote
best practice of future research in this field, the International
Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology initiated an expert panel
charged with (i) summarizing relevant evidence and collective
experience on methodological factors affecting CAR assessment
and (ii) formulating clear consensus guidelines for future research.
This presentation will give a summary of the main results of
this undertaking. Consensus guidelines are presented on central
aspects of CAR assessment, including objective control of sampling
accuracy/adherence, participant instructions, covariate accounting,
sampling protocols, quantification strategies as well as reporting
and interpreting of CAR data. Meeting these methodological
standards in future research will create more powerful research
designs, thus yielding more reliable and reproducible results and
helping to further advance understanding in this evolving field of
research.
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Subject (DDC): | 150 Psychology |
Bibliography of Konstanz: | Yes |
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STALDER, Tobias, Clemens KIRSCHBAUM, Brigette KUDIELKA, Emma ADAM, Jens PRUESSNER, Stefan WUST, Samantha DOCKRAY, Nina SMYTH, Phil EVANS, Angela CLOW, 2016. Assessment of the cortisol awakening response : summary of the ISPNE expert consensus guidelines. In: Psychoneuroendocrinology. 71(suppl.), pp. 44. ISSN 0306-4530. eISSN 1873-3360. Available under: doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.07.116
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