Previous research shows a nonlinear dependency between hair cortisol concentrations and
perceived stress levels. This may be due to stress being targeted at the individual level …

This study aimed to analyse the association between endogenous hair steroid hormones as
reliable biological indicators of an individual's stress level and the social environmental …

The analysis of hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) is a promising new biomarker for
retrospective measurement of chronic stress. The effect of basic military training (BMT) on …

Compulsory basic military training is characterized not only by being challenging but also by
being stressful. Assuming a high frequency of perceived stress events as a negative …

Background Chronic stress during adolescence has usually been evaluated through
subjective measures, leaving aside objective measures such as hair cortisol concentrations …

To inform the future use of hair cortisol measurement, we have investigated influences of
potential confounding variables (natural hair colour, frequency of hair washes, age, sex, oral …

Background Hair cortisol concentration (HCC) has received attention as a useful marker of
stress, but evidence on associations between psychological factors and cortisol …

The worldwide financial crisis during recent years has raised concerns of negative public
health effects. This is notably evident in southern Europe. In Greece, where the financial …

To date, there is only scarce evidence for a considerable association of subjective and
objective stress measures, which might be attributable to method bias (eg, confounding) …

Cortisol concentration of hair (HCC) is an established biomarker in stress research that can
provide valuable retrospective information on subjects' long-term cortisol levels. Using a …