TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of chronic stress associated with unemployment on salivary cortisol
T2 - Overall cortisol levels, diurnal rhythm, and acute stress reactivity
AU - Ockenfels, Margit C.
AU - Porter, Laura
AU - Smyth, Joshua
AU - Kirschbaum, Clemens
AU - Hellhammer, Dirk H.
AU - Stone, Arthur A.
PY - 1995/1/1
Y1 - 1995/1/1
N2 - This study examined the effect of chronic stress associated with unemployment on the magnitude of salivary cortisol excretion, on the diurnal rhythm of cortisol, and on cortisol reactivity to acute naturalistic stressors using Experience Sampling Methodology (ESM).Employed (N = 60) and unemployed (N = 60) subjects were studied for 2 days. Subjects were beeped 6 times per day by a preprogrammed wristwatch to assess acute stressors; 25 minutes after each ESM-beep, subjects were beeped a second time for saliva samples. The groups did not differ in their overall cortisol excretion or in cortisol reactivity to acute daily stressors. Compared to employed subjects, unemployed subjects had a diurnal pattern of cortisol excretion with relatively higher morning and lower evening levels. Subjects' daily activities and their locations were associated with diurnal rhythm differences.
AB - This study examined the effect of chronic stress associated with unemployment on the magnitude of salivary cortisol excretion, on the diurnal rhythm of cortisol, and on cortisol reactivity to acute naturalistic stressors using Experience Sampling Methodology (ESM).Employed (N = 60) and unemployed (N = 60) subjects were studied for 2 days. Subjects were beeped 6 times per day by a preprogrammed wristwatch to assess acute stressors; 25 minutes after each ESM-beep, subjects were beeped a second time for saliva samples. The groups did not differ in their overall cortisol excretion or in cortisol reactivity to acute daily stressors. Compared to employed subjects, unemployed subjects had a diurnal pattern of cortisol excretion with relatively higher morning and lower evening levels. Subjects' daily activities and their locations were associated with diurnal rhythm differences.
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U2 - 10.1097/00006842-199509000-00008
DO - 10.1097/00006842-199509000-00008
M3 - Article
C2 - 8552737
AN - SCOPUS:0029084699
SN - 0033-3174
VL - 57
SP - 460
EP - 467
JO - Psychosomatic medicine
JF - Psychosomatic medicine
IS - 5
ER -