Trier Everyday Stress Study (TriASS)

What is it about?

It is known that chronic stress is associated with an increased risk of various mental and somatic disorders (Almeida et al., 2022). In fact, changes in the psychobiological stress response are known to occur in some mental illnesses (e.g. burnout, depression) (McEwen & Akil, 2020).

In addition to inter-individual differences, intra-individual fluctuations can also be observed: for example, different mental states, such as anticipated stress experience, can lead to increased morning release of cortisol or differences in the daily cortisol profile (Jantaratnotai et al., 2022). However, there is currently a lack of studies that also systematically record these intraindividual fluctuations in cortisol secretion and provide basal values for comparison with pathological morning and daily profiles.

The aim of the Trier Everyday Stress Study is to investigate the relationship between stress levels in everyday life and various individual variables, such as resilience. To this end, indicators of the hormonal stress axes and the cardiovascular system (cortisol morning and daily profile and heart rate variability) are to be recorded in healthy participants and related to the subjective perception of stress.

You can take part!

Your participation is a great support for us and a contribution to research into psychobiological stress regulation in the population. These findings can provide an important basis for the general understanding of stress and its effects and in the future for better prevention of stress-related illnesses and their effective treatment.

Are you interested in participating? Then get in touch with us! You can also find further information about the study here.

Contact us

Email to triassuni-trierde

Phone 0651 201 3060 (answering machine outside office hours)

For further questions: Sevim Nuraydin, M.Sc.