APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

Alpha-Amylase Responses Are Similar When Students Discuss Debt Repayment and College Course Planning

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · Biological/Neuroscience

  • 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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