Examination Stress in Academic Students: A Multimodal, Real-Time, Real-Life Investigation of Reported Stress, Social Contact, Blood Pressure, and Cortisol

Autor/inn/en	Koudela-Hamila, Susanne; Smyth, Joshua; Santangelo, Philip; Ebner-Priemer, Ulrich
Titel	Examination Stress in Academic Students: A Multimodal, Real-Time, Real-Life Investigation of Reported Stress, Social Contact, Blood Pressure, and Cortisol
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 70 (2022) 4, S.1047-1058 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Smyth, Joshua) ORCID (Santangelo, Philip) ORCID (Ebner-Priemer, Ulrich)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2020.1784906
Schlagwörter	Stress Variables; Physiology; Test Anxiety; Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Diaries; Correlation; Withdrawal (Psychology); Psychophysiology; Metabolism; Psychological Patterns; Interpersonal Relationship; Measurement Equipment; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Foreign Countries; Physical Activities; Compliance (Psychology); Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physiologie; Examination phobia; Testangst; Prüfungsangst; Schülerverhalten; Diary; Tagebuch; Korrelation; Rückzugsverhalten; Psychophysiologie; Stoffwechsel; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Messinstrument; Telekommunikationstechnik; Ausland; Deutschland
Abstract	Objective: Academic examinations are a frequent and significant source of student stress, but multimodal, psychophysiological studies are still missing. Participants & methods: Psychological and physiological variables were assessed on 154 undergraduate students in daily life using e-diaries resp. blood pressure devices at the beginning of the semester, and again before an examination. Results: Multilevel analysis revealed lower calmness, more negative valence, higher task-related stress, higher demands, lower perceived control, lower frequency of social contact, and a higher desire to be alone during the examination period (all p values < 0.0001), as well as lower ambulatory systolic blood pressure (p = 0.004), heightened cortisol at awakening (p = 0.021), and a smaller increase in cortisol (p = 0.012). Conclusions: Our study revealed empirical evidence that examination periods are not only associated with indicators of dysphoria, stress, and social withdrawal but also by altered physiological processes, which might reflect anticipatory stress and withdrawal effects. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01