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Measures of Subjects' Motivation and Affect Correlated With Their Serum Uric Acid, Cholesterol, and Cortisol
CDR Richard H. Rahe, MC, USNR;
Robert T. Rubin, MD;
E. K. Eric Gunderson, MD
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1972;26(4):357-359.
Abstract
Twenty US Navy Underwater Demolition Team (UDT) trainees provided motivational and affect measures, along with simultaneous serum uric acid, cholesterol, and cortisol over 15 blood drawing and questionnaire administrations spanning the first two months of their training. Predominantly positive correlations were seen between the subjects' serum uric acid levels and their estimates of their own motivation. Their serum cholesterol concentrations demonstrated consistently negative correlations with their motivational and pleasant affect scores. Highest correlations were positive ones found between the subjects' serum cholesterol levels and their unpleasant affect scores. Serum cortisol correlations with the three psychological criteria demonstrated wide variability around a zero correlation baseline.
Author Affiliations
San Diego, Calif; Los Angeles; San Diego, Calif
From the Navy Medical Neuropyschiatric Research Unit, San Diego (CDR Rahe and Dr. Gunderson) and the Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles (Dr. Rubin).
Footnotes
Accepted for publication Jan 8, 1971.
The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and are not to be construed as necessarily reflecting the official view or endorsement of the Department of the Navy.
Reprint requests to Fleet Problems and Biochemical Correlates Division, US Navy Medical Neuropsychiatric Division, Research Unit, San Diego, Calif 92152 (CDR Rahe).
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