High self-esteem, hardiness and affective stability are associated with higher basal pituitary-adrenal hormone levels

Eric P. Zorrilla; Robert J. DeRubeis; Eva Redei

doi:10.1016/0306-4530(95)00005-9

High self-esteem, hardiness and affective stability are associated with higher basal pituitary-adrenal hormone levels

Eric P. Zorrilla^*, Robert J. DeRubeis, Eva Redei

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Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Abstract

Whereas much is known about the function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis during environmental stress and in psychiatric disorders, little is known about the relation of individual differences in basal HPA-functioning to individual differences in healthy psychological functioning. In the present study, we recruited 37 healthy young men and examined the relations of hardiness, self-esteem and hypomanic personality-dispositions that moderate the effects of psychooocial stress on depressive reactions and health-to circulating levels of cortisol and β-endorphin at rest. High self-esteem, hardiness and affective stability were associated with higher plasma cortisol levels and less psychological distress. Additionally, affective stability was associated with higher levels of β-endorphin. The present findings suggest that individual differences in basal HPA-function are associated with individual differences in psychological functioning following stress.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	591-601
Number of pages	11
Journal	Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume	20
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0306-4530(95)00005-9
State	Published - 1995

Keywords

Cortisol
Depression
Hardiness
Hypomania
Self-esteem
β-endorphin

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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Endocrinology
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
Psychiatry and Mental health
Biological Psychiatry

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High self-esteem, hardiness and affective stability are associated with higher basal pituitary-adrenal hormone levels

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