Associations between hair cortisol and subjective stress measures in a large occupational sample
Background - Hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) are commonly used to capture long-term cumulative cortisol secretion in stress research. However, data on associations between HCC and subjective stress measures have been inconsistent. This may partly be due to bias introduced by smaller-sized academi...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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June 2023
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Psychoneuroendocrinology
Year: 2023, Volume: 152, Pages: 1-4 |
| ISSN: | 1873-3360 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106086 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106086 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306453023000641 
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| Author Notes: | Jari Planert, Tim Klucken, Johannes B. Finke, Philipp C. Paulus, Joachim E. Fischer, Wei Gao, Tobias Stalder |
| Summary: | Background - Hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) are commonly used to capture long-term cumulative cortisol secretion in stress research. However, data on associations between HCC and subjective stress measures have been inconsistent. This may partly be due to bias introduced by smaller-sized academic samples. Here, we investigate associations between HCC and (work-) stress-related measures in a large occupational, predominantly male, sample. - Methods - Demographic, anthropometric, and self-reported data were collected as part of an occupational health assessment for employees of an airplane manufacturing company (N = 1258). Hair samples (3 cm) were obtained and glucocorticoid concentrations (HCC and hair cortisone, HairE) were analyzed using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. - Results - HCC and HairE were unrelated to self-report measures of perceived stress, work-related stress (effort-reward imbalance, overcommitment), and other stress-related constructs. Group-based analyses concerning associations with job strain revealed a small effect of individuals with high job strain (n = 281) exhibiting higher HCC than the remaining sample (n = 811). - Conclusions - Our data replicate previous findings of no consistent associations between hair glucocorticoids and subjective stress-related questionnaire data, besides evidence for elevated HCC in a high job strain group. Further research addressing open methodological questions regarding HCC by means of advanced stress assessment methods is needed. |
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| Item Description: | Online verfügbar: 16. März 2023, Artikelversion: 21. März 2023 Gesehen am 17.07.2024 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1873-3360 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106086 |