Loneliness is a complex set of feelings encompassing reactions to unfulfilled intimate and
social needs. Although transient for some individuals, loneliness can be a chronic state for …

Objective Two studies using cross-sectional designs explored four possible mechanisms by
which loneliness may have deleterious effects on health: health behaviors, cardiovascular …

This study examined the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and the stress
process. Participants (N= 126) completed an ability-based measure of EI and then engaged …

BACKGROUND: Can stressful events in early life alter the response characteristics of the
human stress axis? Individual differences in stress reactivity are considered potentially …

In this study, we evaluated cardiovascular. neuroendocrine, and psychological adjustment to
repeated presentations of a public speaking and a mental arithmetic task. Brief versions of …

The immune system is influenced by central nervous system processes that are shaped by
social and psychological factors. Considerations of social factors, intrapersonal processes …

This paper reviews experimental contributions published in the last two decades and
exploring the effect of emotional stress on neuroendocrine function in healthy humans …

Different factors have been associated with changes in the regulation of the two major stress
response systems of the human body, the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and the …

Emotional intelligence (EI; the ability to perceive, integrate, understand, and manage
emotions) may influence appraisals of stressful tasks and subsequent task performance …

This chapter describes regulation of the stress hormones and their measurement and
interpretation in psychophysiological research. A hormone is a signaling molecule, secreted …