Verbal performance during stress in healthy older people: influence of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and cortisol reactivity

Vanesa Hidalgo; Mercedes Almela; Carolina Villada; Leander van der Meij; Alicia Salvador

doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2019.107786

Verbal performance during stress in healthy older people: influence of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and cortisol reactivity

Vanesa Hidalgo (Corresponding author)
, Mercedes Almela
, Carolina Villada
, Leander van der Meij
, Alicia Salvador

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The impact of stress on the dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) response in older population is understudied. This study investigated, in healthy older people, whether the DHEA and cortisol responses to the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) was related to performance on this task. Both speech (rated by committee and self-rated) and arithmetic (number of mistakes) performance were assessed. Sixty-five participants (55–77 years old) were exposed to the TSST. Increases in negative affect, state anxiety, and cortisol levels could be observed, but there were no significant changes in positive affect or DHEA levels. Interestingly, a larger DHEA response was related to better verbal performance after controlling for the cortisol's reactivity. No relationships were found between hormonal responses and the arithmetic task performance. Our results suggest that, in healthy older people, an increase in DHEA levels in response to acute psychosocial stress may help them to cope with this stressor by increasing verbal performance.

Originele taal-2	Engels
Artikelnummer	107786
Aantal pagina's	9
Tijdschrift	Biological Psychology
Volume	149
DOI's	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2019.107786
Status	Gepubliceerd - 1 jan 2020

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The research reported in this review was supported by the Spanish Education and Science Ministry with grant no., PSI2016-78763-P and the Generalitat Valenciana no. PROMETEOII2015/20 . Moreover, the contribution of V. Hidalgo has been supported by the Government of Aragón (Department of Innovation, Research and University) and FEDER “Construyendo desde Aragón” for the research group S31_17D. The authors wish to thank Ms. Cindy DePoy for the revision of the English text. Appendix A

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