The effects of gender, long-term need for recovery and trait inhibition-rumination on morning and evening saliva cortisol secretion

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 465-474

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

^a INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Gender; Need for recovery; Rumination

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; EMPLOYMENT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME; WORKPLACE;

EID: 70449475472     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: 14772205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615800802596378     Document Type: Article

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