Social desirability scores are associated with higher morning cortisol levels in firefighters

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 227-228

  Brody, Stuart ^a   Wagner, Dieter ^a   Heinrichs, Markus ^b   James, Alma ^c   Hellhammer, Dirk ^a   Ehlert, Ulrike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Social desirability; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA LEVEL; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; FIRES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SALIVA; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WALES;

EID: 0034519414     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(00)00169-0     Document Type: Article

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