TY  - GEN 
AU  - Verdejo García, Antonio Javier
AU  - Moreno-Padilla, María
AU  - García-Ríos, María del Carmen
AU  - López Torrecillas, Francisca
AU  - Delgado-Rico, Elena
AU  - Schmidt Río Valle, Jacqueline
AU  - Fernández-Serrano, María José
PY  - 2015
SN  - 1932-6203
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10481/35873
AB  - Objective:

To experimentally examine if adolescents with excess weight are more sensitive to social stress and hence more sensitive to harmful effects of stress in cognition.
AB  - Design and Methods:

We conducted an experimental study in 84 adolescents aged 12 to 18 years old classified in two groups based on age adjusted Body Mass Index percentile: Normal weight (n=42) and Excess weight (n=42). Both groups were exposed to...
AB  - Results:

Adolescents with excess weight compared to healthy weight controls displayed increased cortisol response and less improvement of attentional performance after the social stressor. Decision-making performance decreased after the social...
AB  - Conclusion:

Adolescents who are overweight or obese have increased sensitivity to social stress, which detrimentally impacts attentional skills.
LA  - eng
PB  - Public Library of Science (PLOS)
KW  - Hydrocortisone
KW  - Obesity
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Adolescents
KW  - Psychological stress
KW  - Cognition
KW  - Body mass index
KW  - Virtual reality
TI  - Social Stress Increases Cortisol and Hampers Attention in Adolescents with Excess Weight
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0123565
ER  -