OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to examine the free salivary cortisol
response to awakening in men and women reporting low, moderate, and high levels of …

It is debated as to whether major depressive disorder (MDD) and the burnout syndrome
represent different aspects of the same syndrome or whether they reflect separate entities. A …

Cortisol levels rise immediately after awakening and peak approximately 30–45 min
thereafter. Psychosocial functioning influences this cortisol awakening response (CAR), but …

Objective: To examine the psychobiological correlates of self-efficacy in teachers. Design:
Study 1 examined associations between teacher self-efficacy and cardiac activation on a …

The objective was to examine the day-to-day variation in cortisol among healthy individuals
and its relation to the time of saliva sampling, work, stress and fatigue. During 4 consecutive …

Stress is ubiquitous and thus, not surprisingly, many hypotheses and models have been
created to better study the role stress plays in life. Stress spans fields and is found in the …

Burnout is becoming a global pandemic jeopardizing brain health, with a huge impact on
quality of life, available workforce, and the economy. Knowledge of the impact of burnout on …

Researchers have been incorporating ambulatory cortisol sampling into studies of everyday
life for over a decade. Such work provides an important supplement to acute laboratory …

Five million years passed before humans evolved into what we are today. Therefore, more
than 99.99% of our evolutionary history was spent in natural environments, assuming that …

Increased hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) activation, culminating in elevated
circulating cortisol levels is a fundamental response to stressors. In animals, this …