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Priem, Jennifer. "The Effects of Reappraisal and Distraction on Cortisol Levels Among Students in Public Speaking Classes" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, TBA, San Francisco, CA, May 23, 2007 <Not Available>. 2008-12-11 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p172195_index.html>

Priem, J. , 2007-05-23 "The Effects of Reappraisal and Distraction on Cortisol Levels Among Students in Public Speaking Classes" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, TBA, San Francisco, CA Online <PDF>. 2008-12-11 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p172195_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of interpersonal communication as a source of comforting on the physiological stress associated with giving a speech in a public speaking class. Cortisol, a stress hormone, was used as an objective measure of stress reactivity, and the effects of distracting or reappraisal comforting messages were examined. Salivary cortisol was collected from 42 students enrolled in an introductory public speaking course, in five intervals prior to an in-class speech and once after the speech. Although the first five cortisol collections did not yield significant results, the final cortisol collection showed that participants in the distraction condition experienced significantly less stress than participants in the control condition. Because these results provide insight into the trajectory of stress decay, they lay the foundation for future research on the impact of comforting communication on physiological stress.

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