Observed Positive Support and Cortisol Reactivity/Recovery Among Heterosexual Cisgender and Sexually and Gender Diverse Couples

Silke Jacmin-Park

doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2026.107864

Observed Positive Support and Cortisol Reactivity/Recovery Among Heterosexual Cisgender and Sexually and Gender Diverse Couples

2026-04-21

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Silke Jacmin-Park

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Beáta Bőthe

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Robert‐Paul Juster

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Sophie Bergeron *

DOI：10.1016/j.psyneuen.2026.107864

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• Sexual/gender diverse couples facing stress display involvement and synchrony • Generally, positive support is linked with partners’ lower cortisol output • Positive support is also linked with partners’ accelerated recovery • Stressed sexual/gender diverse individuals benefit from emotional expression • Stressed heterosexual cisgender individuals attentive to partner show slow recovery

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couples

cortisol

stress

support

observational methods

sexual and gender diversity

Observed Positive Support and Cortisol Reactivity/Recovery Among Heterosexual Cisgender and Sexually and Gender Diverse Couples

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