Saliva cortisol concentrations.

<p>(A) Mean saliva cortisol concentrations for the groups during the social confrontation test. (B) Mean saliva cortisol concentrations for males and females throughout the experimental procedure (before, during, and after the social confrontation test). (C) Daily change in mean saliva cortisol concentrations, including the days before the social confrontation test (preSoc), the three days of social confrontation (Soc1-3), and after the social confrontation test (postSoc), which did not differ between the groups and sexes (see text). * p≤0.05, ** p≤0.01, *** p≤0.001.