Abundant evidence suggests links between trauma exposure, altered secretion of the
glucocorticoid cortisol and the development/maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder …

The quantification of endogenous steroid hormone concentrations in hair is increasingly
used as a method for obtaining retrospective information on long-term integrated hormone …

Dealing with negative emotions is a crucial work demand, particularly for employees in
health care. Job resources (eg, autonomy, social support, or reward) but also personal …

Abstract Characterization of cortisol production, regulation and function is of considerable
interest and relevance given its ubiquitous role in virtually all aspects of physiology, health …

This study contributes to literature on leadership by linking the full-range leadership
behaviors (transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire leadership) with an objective …

Introduction Low socioeconomic status (SES) may be associated with a high risk of lifestyle-
related diseases such as cardiovascular diseases. There is a strong association between …

Hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) have been suggested to reflect long-term integrated
cortisol levels, but most evidence of associations with co-variates is from small samples of …

Adversity early in life can disrupt the functioning of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis
(HPAA) and increase risk for negative health outcomes. Recent research suggests that …

Stressors represent a potential threat to the individual human or animal, and the stress
response is integral to adapting to the stressor. The identification of a stimulus or collection …

Background Whereas childhood adversity (CA) and the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal
(HPA) axis have been suggested to play a major role in the etiology of non-suicidal self …