The Acute Relationship between Affective States and Stress Biomarkers in Ethnic Minority Youths
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Sample
2.2. Study Procedure
2.3. Measurements
2.3.1. Salivary Cortisol
2.3.2. Affective States
2.3.3. Time Spent in MVPA
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Demographic and Descriptive Statistics
3.2. Does Energy Balance-Related Behavior Moderate the Affect–HPA Axis Relationship?
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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N = 88 | Mean | Standard Deviation |
---|---|---|
Age | 16.3 | 1.2 |
N = 88 | Percentage | |
Gender (%) | 48.96% Male | |
Ethnicity | ||
African American | 43.18% | |
Latino | 56.82% | |
Weight status | ||
Overweight (BMI percentile ≥ 85th and < 95th) | 5.7% | |
Obese (BMI percentile ≥ 95th) | 94.3% | |
Affective States | Mean | Standard Deviation |
Feeling of panic | 4.64 | 9.58 |
Feeling of anxiousness | 8.79 | 17.48 |
Feeling of worry | 5.48 | 11.48 |
Feeling of nervousness | 6.90 | 14.26 |
Average negative affective states | 6.46 | 11.02 |
Feeling of calmness | 83.32 | 23.40 |
Time spent in MVPA (mins) | 0.77 | 2.18 |
Effect | Model 1: HS | Model 2: LS |
---|---|---|
Estimate (SE) | Estimate (SE) | |
Intercept | 0.713 (0.757) | −0.850 (0.796) |
Negative affect (WS) | 0.008 (0.003) ** | −0.002 (0.003) |
Negative affect (BS) | −0.005 (0.003) | −0.003 (0.004) |
MVPA (WS) | 0.016 (0.008) * | 0.014 (0.008) + |
MVPA (BS) | 0.073 (0.043) | 0.047 (0.044) |
Time | −0.148 (0.025) *** | −0.231 (0.025) *** |
Time × Time | 0.015 (0.002) *** | 0.021 (0.002) *** |
Effect | Model 1: HS | Model 2: LS |
---|---|---|
Estimate (SE) | Estimate (SE) | |
Intercept | 0.701 (0.762) | −0.840 (0.798) |
Panic (WS) | 0.007 (0.002) ** | −0.003 (0.003) |
Panic (BS) | −0.005 (0.005) | −0.002 (0.005) |
MVPA (WS) | 0.017 (0.008) * | 0.014 (0.008) * |
MVPA (BS) | 0.071 (0.043) * | 0.047 (0.044) |
Time | −0.149 (0.025) *** | −0.231 (0.025) *** |
Time × Time | 0.015 (0.002) *** | 0.021 (0.002) *** |
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Wen, C.K.F.; Chou, C.-P.; Belcher, B.R.; Weigensberg, M.J.; Black, D.S.; Spruijt-Metz, D. The Acute Relationship between Affective States and Stress Biomarkers in Ethnic Minority Youths. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 12670. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312670
Wen CKF, Chou C-P, Belcher BR, Weigensberg MJ, Black DS, Spruijt-Metz D. The Acute Relationship between Affective States and Stress Biomarkers in Ethnic Minority Youths. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(23):12670. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312670
Chicago/Turabian StyleWen, Cheng K. Fred, Chih-Ping Chou, Britni R. Belcher, Marc J. Weigensberg, David S. Black, and Donna Spruijt-Metz. 2021. "The Acute Relationship between Affective States and Stress Biomarkers in Ethnic Minority Youths" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 23: 12670. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312670