The effect of daily hassles on salivary IgA: experimental evidence.
The study aimed at evidencing the suppressive effect of daily hassles on salivary immunoglobulin A (S-IgA); in fact, previous research did not detect a clear relationship between the two variables. Twenty-four subjects were tested as to the hassles that had occurred in their recent life and to S-IgA; the tests were repeated three times, with an interval of four weeks between each. The results show that the variation of S-IgA values between times 2 and 3 is associated with the variation of hassles between times 1 and 2 (r = -.46, p < .01).
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Dipartimento di Psicologia dell'Università di Bologna.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007071:Immunoglobulin A, Secretory / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides / Q000032:analysis*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000276:immunology*; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology
D007071:Immunoglobulin A, Secretory; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides