3.5. Further comparisons of cortisol secretion related to the period
of the experiment
As reported in Table 2, cortisol secretion significantly decreased
in healthy controls from the adaptation phase to the start of the
separation paradigm (comparison of areas 1 and 2; see also Fig. 1).
The significant Time by Gender interaction among children with
SAD showed that cortisol secretion decreased in male, and
increased in female participants (post-hoc analyses: F(1, 52) ¼ 8.40,
p .003).