Benefit finding and diurnal cortisol slope in maternal caregivers: A moderating role for positive emotion

Judith Tedlie Moskowitz; Elissa S. Epel

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Benefit finding and diurnal cortisol slope in maternal caregivers: A moderating role for positive emotion

Judith Tedlie Moskowitz^*, Elissa S. Epel

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Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to explore the associations among benefit finding, daily positive and negative emotion, and daily cortisol slope in 71 maternal caregivers. Benefit finding was measured using the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI; Tedeschi, R. G., & Calhoun, L. G. (1996). The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory: Measuring the positive legacy of trauma. Journal of Traumatic Stress 9, 455–472.). Cortisol slope was not significantly correlated with any of the PTGI subscales, positive emotion, or negative emotion. However, the interactions of daily positive emotion with the PTGI subscales of Personal Strength, Appreciation of Life, and Spiritual Change were statistically significant such that higher scores on these subscales predicted a steeper (more adaptive) daily cortisol slope only for those women who also had higher levels of daily positive emotion.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	83-91
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Positive Psychology
Volume	1
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760500510510
State	Published - Apr 2006

Keywords

Diurnal cortisol
Positive emotion
Posttraumatic growth
Stress related growth

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Psychology(all)

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