The relationship between social anxiety, subjective stress and salivary cortisol

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The study explores the connection between social anxiety and stress responses, particularly focusing on how cortisol levels may influence these reactions. It examines whether increased cortisol during social stress can buffer psychological stress in socially anxious individuals. Utilizing the Trier Social Stress Test with 120 participants, the research aimed to confirm hypotheses regarding cortisol's mediating or moderating effects on perceived stress. However, the findings did not support these hypotheses, revealing a direct relationship between social anxiety and subjective stress and cortisol levels.