The association between long-term accumulation of temporary employment, the cortisol awakening response and circadian cortisol levels

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 789-800

  Gustafsson, Per E ^a   Janlert, Urban ^a   Virtanen, Pekka ^b   Hammarström, Anne ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chronic stress; Cohort study; Cortisol awakening response; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis; Temporary employment; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; JOB STRESS; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SWEDEN; TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; AREA UNDER CURVE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COHORT STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84859873241     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.09.011     Document Type: Article

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