showed a trendp < 0.06
Males and females of the stress group differed in sampling points 1 min before and 1 min after the TSST, all F (1, 38) > 6.31, all p < 0.016, all η 2 > 0.14, and females showed a trend of lower cortisol in sampling points 10 and 20 min after stress cessation, all F (1, 38) > 3.76, all p < 0.06, all η 2 > 0.09.