APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
The Stress of Public Speaking Increases Cortisol Levels in Undergraduates: Is Increased Preparation Really the Best Remedy?
- Grace Cookson
Undergraduate Student - Erin Clinton
Undergraduate Student - Daniel Woods
Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Stephanie Brown
Undergraduate Student - Jodi Evans
Molloy College
Abstract
This study confirms that undergraduates’ perceived stress in anticipation of public speaking does manifest in significantly elevated physiological stress parameters as indicated by salivary cortisol levels. It does not provide a link between increased preparation and reduction of stress parameters.
Perception
