The Relationship Between Long-Term Job Strain and Morning and Evening Saliva Cortisol Secretion Among White-Collar Workers

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-113

  Rydstedt, Leif W ^a   Cropley, Mark ^b   Devereux, Jason J ^b   Michalianou, Georgia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chronic job strain; evening salivary cortisol; morning salivary cortisol

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONICITY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; JOB STRESS; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; WAKEFULNESS; WHITE COLLAR WORKER;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 42049106423     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.13.2.105     Document Type: Article

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