Table 1.

Results of the Models Predicting the Effect of Daily Stressors in Study 2

		Control condition			Intervention condition			Model-fit difference test
Dependent variable	n	β	SE	p	β	SE	p	Δχ2	Δdf	p
Threat appraisal (Days 5–9)	319	0.329	0.110	.003	−0.034	0.103	.738	6.577	1	.010
Cortisol (Days 5–9)	192	−0.078	0.198	.694	−0.274	0.204	.178	0.390	1	.532
DHEA-S (Days 5–9)	192	0.104	0.229	.649	−0.124	0.190	.514	0.591	1	.442
HPA axis (Days 5–9)	192	0.093	0.201	.643	−0.190	0.189	.313	1.038	1	.308
Threat appraisal (Days 8 and 9)	319	0.394	0.135	.003	−0.271	−0.141	.054	11.941	1	.0005
Cortisol (Days 8 and 9)	181	0.591	0.269	.028	−0.415	0.298	.165	6.542	1	.011
DHEA-S (Days 8 and 9)	184	0.584	0.279	.036	−0.199	0.243	.412	4.390	1	.036
HPA axis (Days 8 and 9)	184	0.675	0.231	.003	−0.326	0.243	.180	8.688	1	.003

Note: Covariates in this model included gender, baseline daily stressor, prior academic performance, baseline hormone levels, day of the week, and time of day. DHEA-S = dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, HPA = hypothalamus-adrenal-pituitary.