Positive day-to-day relationships between the cortisol and testosterone awakening responses in elite male athletes
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: were significantly and positively related, likewise for all other cortisol-to-testosterone variable comparisons (partial r = 0.19-0.45). In summary, substantial daily variation emerged in the relative CAR and TAR, especially in elite male athletes. However, only elite athletes presented positive CAR and TAR relationships that extended to their constituent components. These signals could represent a coordinated system to prepare for and respond to daily stressors in elite sport, which also offers a complex regulatory mechanism for controlling the CAR.
Source: Biology of Sport
Authors: Blair T Crewther, Benjamin G Serpell, Zbigniew Obmiński, James McLaren, Phillip Fourie, Christian J Cook
Language: English
Subfield: Behavioral Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $480
OpenAlex ID: W4409514687