Effort reward imbalance, and salivary cortisol in the morning

TY - JOUR

T1 - Effort reward imbalance, and salivary cortisol in the morning

AU - Eller, Nanna Hurwitz

AU - Nielsen, Søren Feodor

AU - Blønd, Morten

AU - Nielsen, Martin Lindhardt

AU - Hansen, Åse Marie

AU - Netterstrøm, Bo

N1 - Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

PY - 2012/2

Y1 - 2012/2

N2 - Background: Effort reward imbalance (ERI) is suggested to increase risk for stress and is hypothesized to increase cortisol levels, especially the awakening cortisol response, ACR. Methods: In 2006 and 2008, 480 individuals collected saliva samples at awakening and 30. min post-awakening. Mixed effects models with subject as a random effect and appropriate covariates were used to evaluate associations between the Effort Reward Model, and salivary cortisol at awakening (S0), and ACR. Results: ERI was negatively and significantly associated with S0 for women and positively associated with ACR. S0 and ACR increased significantly from 2006 to 2008. Conclusion: ERI was significantly associated with cortisol levels at awakening (inverse association) for women, and positively associated with ACR. The population experienced a significant increase in morning cortisol levels and ACR from 2006 to 2008, which may originate in a re-organization of the included work places.

AB - Background: Effort reward imbalance (ERI) is suggested to increase risk for stress and is hypothesized to increase cortisol levels, especially the awakening cortisol response, ACR. Methods: In 2006 and 2008, 480 individuals collected saliva samples at awakening and 30. min post-awakening. Mixed effects models with subject as a random effect and appropriate covariates were used to evaluate associations between the Effort Reward Model, and salivary cortisol at awakening (S0), and ACR. Results: ERI was negatively and significantly associated with S0 for women and positively associated with ACR. S0 and ACR increased significantly from 2006 to 2008. Conclusion: ERI was significantly associated with cortisol levels at awakening (inverse association) for women, and positively associated with ACR. The population experienced a significant increase in morning cortisol levels and ACR from 2006 to 2008, which may originate in a re-organization of the included work places.

U2 - 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2011.11.007

DO - 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2011.11.007

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 22138366

SN - 0301-0511

VL - 89

SP - 342

EP - 348

JO - Biological Psychology

JF - Biological Psychology

IS - 2

ER -