The modern workforce is comprised of an increasing percentage of individuals who are
worried about their financial situation because they are afraid that their earnings will not be …

The perseverative cognition hypothesis suggests that worry/ruminative thinking prolongs
stress‐related physiological activation. This study explored the association of work‐related …

Objective Although the relationship between burnout and cortisol levels has been examined
in previous studies, the results are mixed. By adopting a design in which we attempted to …

Whereas psychosocial risk factors increase the risk for disease, psychosocial resources
reduce this risk. To examine a possible pathway for these effects, the relations between …

There is mounting evidence that burnout is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Stress‐related dysregulation of the sympathetic and parasympathetic system and the …

Working with others experiencing negative emotions is an emotionally draining experience
that can lead to a variety of negative outcomes. Foremost among these is burnout, a serious …

Objectives Many employees with burnout report cognitive difficulties. However, the relation
between burnout and cognitive functioning has hardly been empirically validated. Moreover …

Objective: Burnout is a stress-induced work-related syndrome. It is associated with a higher
incidence of infections possibly pointing to a compromised immune system. In the present …

Background While several attempts have been made to elucidate the pathophysiology of
burnout, neural stress responses have not yet been investigated. Therefore, the aim of this …

Objectives The central aim of the present study was to examine differences in the functioning
of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis between 29 burned-out, 33 work-engaged …