Objectives This review systematically examined the associations between chronic stress
and hair cortisol concentration (HCC) in children, and the potential modification effects of …

Teachers report elevated levels of stress and psychosomatic illnesses compared to other
professions. Teacher stress has far-reaching consequences on their health outcomes, the …

Background While hair cortisol is proposed as a biomarker for chronic stress and a possible
mediator linking chronic stress and cardiovascular risk in adults, studies in adolescents are …

Objective This study aimed to investigate the effect of regular contemplative mental training
on endocrine and psychological indices of long-term stress. Methods An open-label efficacy …

Abstract The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is a widely used measure of psychological stress
and has demonstrated robust psychometric properties in adult populations. However, its …

Background: Continuously rising performances in elite adolescent athletes requires
increasing training loads. This training overload without professional monitoring, could lead …

For numerous issues of convenience and acceptability, hair hormone data have been
increasingly incorporated in the field of war trauma and forced displacement, allowing …

Extant research is mixed regarding the relations among lifetime exposure to stressors,
adrenocortical activity, and executive function (EF), particularly in children. Aggregate …

Objective This study explored the role of emotion regulation (ER) as a moderator in the
stressor–adjustment outcome relationship while identifying the relevant stressors. Methods …

Chronic biological stress may adversely affect adolescents' physical and mental health, but
insight in the personal and environmental factors that determine chronic stress is limited. We …