APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Alpha-Amylase Responses Are Similar When Students Discuss Debt Repayment and College Course Planning
- Wangchen Tsering
Earlham College - Daisy Vargas
Smith College - Timothy Toninga
Earlham College - Sarah Murphy
Earlham College - Beth Mechlin
Earlham College
Abstract
Alpha-amylase responses to stress in college students were examined. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: speaking about debt repayment, speaking about course planning, or writing about course planning. While alpha-amylase increased in all participants during stress, the magnitude of the alpha-amylase response did not differ by condition.
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