Associations between hair cortisol and subjective stress measures in a large occupational sample

• Verfasst von: Planert, Jari [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Klucken, Tim [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Finke, Johannes B. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Paulus, Philipp C. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Fischer, Joachim E. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Gao, Wei [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Stalder, Tobias [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Associations between hair cortisol and subjective stress measures in a large occupational sample
• Verf.angabe: Jari Planert, Tim Klucken, Johannes B. Finke, Philipp C. Paulus, Joachim E. Fischer, Wei Gao, Tobias Stalder
• E-Jahr: 2023
• Jahr: June 2023
• Umfang: 4 S.
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Fussnoten: Online verfügbar: 16. März 2023, Artikelversion: 21. März 2023 ; Gesehen am 17.07.2024
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Psychoneuroendocrinology
• Ort Quelle: Amsterdam [u.a.] : Elsevier Science, 1975
• Jahr Quelle: 2023
• Band/Heft Quelle: 152(2023) vom: Juni, Artikel-ID 106086, Seite 1-4
• ISSN Quelle: 1873-3360
• DOI: doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106086
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: Effort-reward-imbalance
• Sach-SW: Hair cortisol concentration
• Sach-SW: Job-demand-control
• Sach-SW: Perceived stress
• Sach-SW: Work stress
• K10plus-PPN: 189562200X

Abstract

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.