Sex Differences in the Effect of Social Versus Non-Social Stress on Affect and Olfactory Functioning

Sex Differences in the Effect of Social Versus Non-Social Stress on Affect and Olfactory Functioning

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Main Author: Kaouk, Sahar
Language:English
Published: University of Dayton / OhioLINK 2020
Subjects:
Clinical Psychology
olfaction
affect
stress
social stress
chronic stress
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1597076634571137
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-dayton15970766345711372021-08-03T07:16:12Z Sex Differences in the Effect of Social Versus Non-Social Stress on Affect and Olfactory Functioning Kaouk, Sahar Clinical Psychology olfaction affect stress social stress chronic stress Sex differences have been observed in both the processing odor stimuli (Cain, 1982; Doty & Cameron 2009; Doty et. al, 1984; Larrson et al., 2004) and response to different types of stress, specifically social and non-social acute stress (Dedovic et al., 2005; Stroud et al., 2002). This project aimed to investigate whether there is a sex difference in response to social and non-social stress and in odor detection sensitivity, odor identification, odor hedonic ratings, and odor intensity ratings following stress exposure. Forty-eight participants (18 Male, 30 Female) were pseudo-randomly assigned, stratified by biological sex, to one of two conditions: social stress or non-social stress. All participants completed Time 1 self-report measures of current mood, state and trait anxiety, chronic stress, depression, and generalized anxiety. Participants also underwent Time 1 testing of olfactory functioning including measures of: odor detection sensitivity, identification, hedonic ratings, and intensity ratings. In the social stress condition, participants underwent a modified version of the arithmetic section of the Trier Social Stress Test (Allen et al., 2017), which was completed in front of a confederate and a camera prop. Participants assigned to the non-social stress condition completed the same task on a blank sheet of paper. Following the stress-task, participants underwent Time 2 testing of olfactory functioning, and self-report measures of mood and state anxiety. Results indicated that females had greater anxiety after the social stress condition compared to males, and also had greater odor detection sensitivity and more accurate odor identification regardless of time and stress condition. Regardless of sex and stress condition, results of this study also indicated that chronic stress was associated with less pleasantness and greater intensity ratings. Depression was also correlated with greater unpleasantness ratings of odors and decreased accuracy of odor identification. 2020-09-01 English text University of Dayton / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1597076634571137 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1597076634571137 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Clinical Psychology
olfaction
affect
stress
social stress
chronic stress
spellingShingle Clinical Psychology
olfaction
affect
stress
social stress
chronic stress
Kaouk, Sahar
Sex Differences in the Effect of Social Versus Non-Social Stress on Affect and Olfactory Functioning
author Kaouk, Sahar
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title Sex Differences in the Effect of Social Versus Non-Social Stress on Affect and Olfactory Functioning
title_short Sex Differences in the Effect of Social Versus Non-Social Stress on Affect and Olfactory Functioning
title_full Sex Differences in the Effect of Social Versus Non-Social Stress on Affect and Olfactory Functioning
title_fullStr Sex Differences in the Effect of Social Versus Non-Social Stress on Affect and Olfactory Functioning
title_full_unstemmed Sex Differences in the Effect of Social Versus Non-Social Stress on Affect and Olfactory Functioning
title_sort sex differences in the effect of social versus non-social stress on affect and olfactory functioning
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