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ROLE OF CENTRAL ADIPOSITY AND CHRONIC STRESS AS RISKS FOR
EXAGGERATED CARDIOVASCULAR REACTIVITY TO LABORATORY
STRESSORS
by
Kulwinder Singh
_____________________________________________________
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(PSYCHOLOGY)
December 2011
Copyright 2011 Kulwinder Singh
Object Description
| Title | Role of central adiposity and chronic stress as risks for exaggerated cardiovascular reactivity to laboratory stressors |
| Author | Singh, Kulwinder |
| Author email | kulwinds@usc.edu;kulwindss@gmail.com |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Psychology |
| School | College of Letters, Arts And Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-05-17 |
| Date submitted | 2011-09-16 |
| Date approved | 2011-09-19 |
| Restricted until | 2011-09-19 |
| Date published | 2011-09-19 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Shen, Biing-Jiun |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Dawson, Michael E. Prescott, Carol A. |
| Abstract | Chronic stress and central adiposity are independently associated with negative cardiovascular health outcomes. Additionally, both characteristics are associated with exaggerated cardiovascular reactivity, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, studies have not examined whether these two characteristics interact to produce a profile of elevated cardiovascular risk. Additionally, studies have also found no association or negative associations between cardiovascular reactivity, central adiposity, and chronic stress. Factors that potentially contribute to the ambiguity in the literature may include measurement of central adiposity and chronic stress, and exclusion criteria. 122 undergraduate college students engaged in a series of laboratory tasks designed to induce stress. Heart rate, blood pressure, and cardiac output were obtained during each minute of the experiment. Results indicated that individuals with concurrently high levels of chronic stress and central adiposity exhibited lower SBP reactivity to stress. The results may reflect blunting of physiological systems such as the HPA and SAM axis. Additionally, these findings may implicate low cardiovascular reactivity as an indicator of unresponsiveness of physiological systems, and thus, risk for negative outcomes. |
| Keyword | cardiovascular reactivity; central obesity; chronic stress; impedance cardiography; blunting |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Singh, Kulwinder |
| Physical access | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume71/etd-SinghKulwi-284.pdf |
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| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
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| Full text | ROLE OF CENTRAL ADIPOSITY AND CHRONIC STRESS AS RISKS FOR EXAGGERATED CARDIOVASCULAR REACTIVITY TO LABORATORY STRESSORS by Kulwinder Singh _____________________________________________________ A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS (PSYCHOLOGY) December 2011 Copyright 2011 Kulwinder Singh |
