A Review of Behavioral Observation Coding Approaches for the Trier Social Stress Test for Children

• Published in: Frontiers in psychology Vol. 9; p. 2610
• Main Authors: Thomassin, Kristel, Raftery-Helmer, Jacquelyn, Hersh, Jacqueline
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 21.12.2018
• Subjects: children and adolescents; observational methods; Psychology; review; stress response; Trier Social Stress Test; children and adolescents; observational methods; Trier Social Stress Test; stress response; review

The Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) has become one of the most widely-used protocols for inducing moderate psychosocial stress in laboratory settings. Observational coding has been used to measure a range of behavioral responses to the TSST including performance, reactions to the task, and markers o...