Hair cortisol and self-reported stress in healthy, working adults

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 63, Issue , 2016, Pages 163-169

  Gidlow, Christopher J ^a   Randall, Jason ^b   Gillman, Jamie ^a   Silk, Steven ^c   Jones, Marc V ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Clinical Outcome Solutions   (United Kingdom)

^c Silk Business Systems Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecological momentary assessment; Hair cortisol; Stress

Indexed keywords

HAIR DYE; HYDROCORTISONE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; APPRAISAL OF STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS SCALE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; JOB STRESS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; STRESS ASSESSMENT; TEXT MESSAGING; WORKING TIME; CHEMISTRY; EMPLOYMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HAIR; LEISURE; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMARKERS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HAIR; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949844553     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.09.022     Document Type: Article

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