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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pers Relatsh. 2011 Jun 1;18(2):198–223. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2011.01353.x

Table 2.

Study 2 Timing and Descriptive Statistics for Cortisol Samples

Cortisol Sample Timing of Cortisol Name of Sample Mean (SD)
1 Cortisol level prior to arriving at lab Baseline 0.13 (0.06)
2 Cortisol level during the middle of the stress tasks Reactivity 0.28 (0.16)
3 Cortisol level after receiving feedback, but before conversation Completion 0.26 (0.16)
4 Cortisol level 20 minutes after conversation Initial Recovery 0.22 (0.13)
5 Cortisol level 35 minutes after conversation Recovery 2 0.18 (0.10)
6 Cortisol level 50 minutes after conversation Final Recovery 0.15 (0.09)