Allison E. Gaffey

TL;DR: Two studies demonstrate a link between the body and moral decision-making processes by demonstrating that unwillingness to endorse harm in a moral dilemma is predicted by individual differences in aversive reactivity, as indexed by peripheral vasoconstriction.

TL;DR: It is proposed that psychological resilience may interact with diurnal cortisol to affect health outcomes later in life, and a preliminary model demonstrating how resilience resources may modulate the effects of cortisol on health in aging is proposed.

TL;DR: Maintaining regular cervical cancer screenings was significantly associated with having health insurance, normal body mass index (BMI), smoking status (nonsmoker), mood, and being knowledgeable about cervical cancer screening and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.

TL;DR: Although findings are inconsistent, social support appears to be helpful in making adaptive changes, particularly in exercise; internal locus of control facilitates positive health behavior changes but may depend on survivors’ perceptions of links between behaviors and cancer or recurrence; and cancer-related distress may facilitate adaptive changes although more general distress may impede them.

TL;DR: The expected increase in cortisol in the speech stressor was found, and it was found that the social rejection task did not increase cortisol, underscoring the divergence between unpleasant experiences and HPA axis activity.