Sensation seeking, salivary cortisol, smoking and alcohol habits

Autor: D. Kornienko
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Personality and Individual Differences. 60:S69-S70
ISSN: 0191-8869
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.07.307
Popis: Previous studies have highlighted the fact that the associations of cortisol with SS are still controversial (ex.: Croissant et al., 2008; Rosenblitt et al., 2001; Zuckerman, 1994). The relationship between cortisol level, sensation seeking and alcohol and smoking habits is the task of this study. Saliva samples were taken from 159 students to measure salivary cortisol concentrations. Zuckerman’s Sensation Seeking Scale was used to assess different aspects of SS. The group with high and low SS revealed no significant correlations between cortisol level and SS scores. Group with average SS scores has negative correlations between cortisol level and “sensation seeking” (r = −0.26, p
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