ArticleBMC psychology2015
The moderating role of personality traits in the relationship between work and salivary cortisol: a cross-sectional study of 401 employees in 34 Canadian companies.
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- Associations Between Occupational Status, Support at Work, and Salivary Cortisol Levels.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2022Article
- Big five traits and interpersonal goals during stressors as predictors of hair cortisol.Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology · 2021Article
- Associations between Personality Traits and Basal Cortisol Responses in Sailing Athletes.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2021Article
- Instability of Personality Traits of Teachers in Risk Conditions due to Work-Related Stress.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Tiered Levels of Resting Cortisol in an Athletic Population. A Potential Role for Interpretation in Biopsychosocial Assessment?Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2019Article
- Relationship between Personality and Biological Reactivity to Stress: A Review.Psychiatry investigation · 2018Article
- Personality, Cortisol, and Cognition in Non-demented Elderly Subjects: Results from a Population-Based Study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2017Article
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backgroundThe objective of this study was to evaluate the contribution of personality traits in explaining the relationship between workplace stressors and variations in salivary cortisol concentrations.
methodMultilevel regression analyses were performed on a sample of 401 employees from 34 Quebec firms. Saliva samples were collected five times a day (on awakening, 30 min after awakening, and at 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and bedtime). Sample collection was repeated on three days (1 rest day, 2 working days). Work-related variables comprised skill utilization, decision authority, psychological demands, physical demands, job insecurity, irregular schedule, number of working hours, and social support from coworkers and supervisors. Personality traits comprised self-esteem, locus of control, and the Big Five.
resultsCortisol levels at awakening and 30 min later were significantly higher for work days than for days off. Psychological demands and job insecurity were associated with lower cortisol levels at bedtime. Also, self-esteem moderated the relationship between physical demands and cortisol levels at awakening and 4 p.m. Agreeableness was associated with lower cortisol levels at awakening and at 2 p.m. and further moderated the relationship between number of hours worked and cortisol at 2 p.m. Neuroticism moderated the relationship between coworker support and cortisol at bedtime.
conclusionSpecific working conditions and certain personality traits are associated with variations in salivary cortisol concentrations. In addition, certain personality traits moderate the relationship between stressors and salivary cortisol concentrations. In conclusion, salivary cortisol concentrations at work seem to be modulated in part by personality traits.
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