APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
DHEA/Cortisol Ratios and Pubertal Status Independently Impact the HPA Axis Response to Stress in Adolescents
- Alexandra Peirce
University of Michigan - Andrea Roberts
University of Michigan - Valerie Micol
University of Michigan - Sarah Taylor-Cavelier
University of Michigan - Nestor Lopez-Duran
University of Michigan
Abstract
We examined DHEA/cortisol ratios and pubertal status as predictors of the cortisol stress response in a sample of 101 adolescents. We found that although DHEA increases with puberty, it has the opposite effect on the cortisol stress response, suggesting that DHEA compensates for the increased stress sensitivity seen in adolescence.
Stress
