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Higher Level of Positive Experiences Increase Free Testosterone
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<blockquote data-quote="Nelson Vergel" data-source="post: 244810" data-attributes="member: 3"><p><strong>Greater ecologically-assessed positive experiences predict heightened sex hormone concentrations across two-weeks in older adults</strong></p><p>Erik L Knight 1, Jennifer Graham-Engeland 2 3, Martin J Sliwinski 3 4, Christopher G Engeland 2 3 5</p><p>J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2023 Jan 28</p><p></p><p>Abstract</p><p>Objectives: Sex hormones are important components of healthy aging, with beneficial effects on physical and mental health. Positive experiences such as elevated mood, lowered stress, and higher well-being also contribute to health outcomes and, in younger adults, may be associated with elevated sex hormone levels. However, little is known about the association between positive experiences and sex hormones in older adults.</p><p></p><p>Method: In this study, older men and women (N = 266, 70+ years of age) provided blood samples before and after a two-week period of ecological momentary assessment (EMA) of positive and negative experiences (assessed based on self-reporting items related to affect, stress, and well-being). Concentrations of a panel of steroid sex hormones and glucocorticoids were determined in blood.</p><p></p><p>Results: <strong>Higher levels of positive experiences reported in daily life across two-weeks were associated with increases in free (biologically active) levels of testosterone</strong> (B = 0.353, [0.106, 0.601], t(221.3) = 2.801, p = 0.006), estradiol (B = 0.373, [0.097, 0.649], t(225.1) = 2.645, p = 0.009), and estrone (B = 0.468, [0.208, 0.727], t(224.3) = 3.535, p < .001) between the start and the end of the two-week EMA period.</p><p></p><p>Discussion: These findings suggest that sex hormones may be a pathway linking positive experiences to health in older adults.</p><p></p><p>Keywords: affect; ecological momentary assessment; estradiol; estrone; testosterone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nelson Vergel, post: 244810, member: 3"] [B]Greater ecologically-assessed positive experiences predict heightened sex hormone concentrations across two-weeks in older adults[/B] Erik L Knight 1, Jennifer Graham-Engeland 2 3, Martin J Sliwinski 3 4, Christopher G Engeland 2 3 5 J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2023 Jan 28 Abstract Objectives: Sex hormones are important components of healthy aging, with beneficial effects on physical and mental health. Positive experiences such as elevated mood, lowered stress, and higher well-being also contribute to health outcomes and, in younger adults, may be associated with elevated sex hormone levels. However, little is known about the association between positive experiences and sex hormones in older adults. Method: In this study, older men and women (N = 266, 70+ years of age) provided blood samples before and after a two-week period of ecological momentary assessment (EMA) of positive and negative experiences (assessed based on self-reporting items related to affect, stress, and well-being). Concentrations of a panel of steroid sex hormones and glucocorticoids were determined in blood. Results: [B]Higher levels of positive experiences reported in daily life across two-weeks were associated with increases in free (biologically active) levels of testosterone[/B] (B = 0.353, [0.106, 0.601], t(221.3) = 2.801, p = 0.006), estradiol (B = 0.373, [0.097, 0.649], t(225.1) = 2.645, p = 0.009), and estrone (B = 0.468, [0.208, 0.727], t(224.3) = 3.535, p < .001) between the start and the end of the two-week EMA period. Discussion: These findings suggest that sex hormones may be a pathway linking positive experiences to health in older adults. Keywords: affect; ecological momentary assessment; estradiol; estrone; testosterone. [/QUOTE]
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