University Exams and Psychosocial Stress: Effects on Cortisol Rhythmicity in Students.

Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) · 2026 · PMC13040516 · PMID 41408600

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.43not close (p > 0.1)

Morning cortisol values (6 am and 6:30 am ) showed a numerical increase across exam days, but this trend did not reach statistical significance after correcting for multiple comparisons ( F (2, 55) = 0.86, p = 0.43).

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