Table 1.
Inclusion and exclusion criteria during study selection.
Table 2.
Classification scheme of acute stressors and acute subjective stress as independent variable.
Fig 1.
Flow chart of literature search (adapted from PRISMA guidelines [65]).
Table 3.
Moderating variables on within-subject associations between acute stressors or stress and cortisol.
Table 4.
Moderating variables on within-subject associations between acute stress and cardiovascular outcomes.