Relationships Among Number of Stressors, Perceived Stress, and Salivary Cortisol Levels During the Third Trimester of Pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine relationships among the number of stressors, perceived stress, and salivary cortisol levels during the third trimester of pregnancy.

Design

Secondary analysis of cross-sectional data.

Setting

Participants' homes.

Participants

Women during the third trimester of pregnancy (N = 73).

Methods

Participants provided saliva samples at four time points over 2 days for cortisol assay and completed questionnaires to assess stressors and perceived stress. We computed multiple linear regression models to examine the relationships among the number of stressors and perceived stress to cortisol awakening response, diurnal slope, and overall cortisol secretion. We also computed a multiple linear regression model to examine the relationship between p

SUBMITTER: Salomon R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10939920 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature