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Table 3.

Spearman correlations (rho) between appraisals and telomerase responsivity in controls

	Baseline Challenge	Baseline Threat	Baseline Threat - Challenge
Baseline telomerase	−.28	.47^*	.45^*
	Post-stressor Challenge	Post-Stressor Threat	Post-Stressor Threat - Challenge
Telomerase Post Stress (90 min)	−.34	.51^*	.49^*
Change in telomerase (90 minus baseline)	−.04	.58^**	.33
Telomerase Reactivity (AUC minus baseline)	.01	.36⁺	.18
Telomerase Total (AUC)	−.45^*	.36⁺	.48^*

^**

p < .01,

p < .05,

⁺

p = .10, 2-tailed (Caregivers showed no significant correlations).