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Efectos de un estresor académico sobre las respuestas psicológica e inmune en jóvenes / Effects of an academic stressor on the psychological and immune response in the young males
Pellicer, Olga; Salvador, Alicia; Benet, Isabel.
Affiliation
  • Pellicer, Olga; Universidad de Valencia. Burjassot (Valencia. España
  • Salvador, Alicia; Universidad de Valencia. Burjassot (Valencia. España
  • Benet, Isabel; Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia. Valencia. España
Psicothema (Oviedo) ; 14(2): 317-322, mayo 2002. tab, graf
Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-18162
Responsible library: ES1.1
Localization: ES1.1 - BNCS
RESUMEN
El objetivo de este estudio es analizar la respuesta psicológica e inmune frente a una situación de estrés académico. A trece estudiantes que iban a realizar la prueba de Selectividad se les pasó una batería de tests psicológicos, autoinformes, y se les tomó muestras de sangre para determinar variables inmunológicas, trece días antes del examen y el día previo al mismo. Los resultados muestran un aumento significativo en ansiedad y disminuciones significativas en los recuentos de linfocitos totales, monocitos, linfocitos T CD8+ y células NK, no variando los linfocitos T CD4+ totales pero sí su porcentaje y la ratio CD4/CD8+ que aumentaron. Asimismo encontramos un efecto modulador de la ansiedad-rasgo, al observar diferencias significativas, entre altos y bajos en esta variable, en cl nivel de leucocitos, monocitos, neutrófilos y linfocitos CD8+; además, la interacción entre ansiedad-rasgo y la sesión resultó significativa para el porcentaje de linfocitos CD8+ y la ratio CD4/CD8+ (AU)
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to analyze the psychological and immune responses to an academic stress situation. In a pre-university examination, thirteen students had to answer a series of psychological tests, give self-reports and two samples were drawn to determine some immunological variables firstly, thirteen days before examination and then the previous day.The results show a significant increase of anxiety-state and significant decreases in the lymphocyte total re-count, monocytes, T CD8+ lymphocytes and NK cells. There was no total T CD4+ lymphocytes increase but therefore there was an increase in their percentage and the CD4+/CD8+ ratio. A modulator effect of the anxiety-trait was also found there were significant differences between the highest and the lowest scores of this variable in the level of the leukocytes, monocytes, neutrophils and lymphocytes CD8+. Moreover, the interaction between anxiety-trait and the session turned out to be significant in the percentage of the lymphocytes CD8+ and the CD4+/CD8+ ratio (AU)
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Collection: National databases / Spain Database: IBECS Main subject: Psychological Tests / Test Anxiety Scale / College Admission Test Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Psicothema (Oviedo) Year: 2002 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia/España / Universidad de Valencia/España
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Collection: National databases / Spain Database: IBECS Main subject: Psychological Tests / Test Anxiety Scale / College Admission Test Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Psicothema (Oviedo) Year: 2002 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia/España / Universidad de Valencia/España
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