A case study investigation or the autonomic and endocrine response to psychosocial demand in the workplace.

Campbell, Tom; Westbury, Tony; Davison, Richard; Florida-James, Geraint

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the effect of acute day-to-day psychosocial work characteristics upon the autonomic and endocrine stress response.
Design: The study employed a single case study design to measure 24 hour ambulatory heart rate variability (HRV), the cortisol awakening response (CAR), and psychosocial work-related factors (demand, workload, positive and negative affect) across 21 measurement days.
Main Findings: The study identified a number of associations between psychosocial factors and autonomic and endocrine responses. Both “prior day’s workload” and “same day negative affect” demonstrated a negative association with the CAR, expressed as area under the curve (r =-.558, p

Citation

Campbell, T., Westbury, T., Davison, R., & Florida-James, G. (2017, July). A case study investigation or the autonomic and endocrine response to psychosocial demand in the workplace. Paper presented at 38th Annual Conferenec of the Stress and Anxiety Research Society

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: 38th Annual Conferenec of the Stress and Anxiety Research Society.
• Start Date: Jul 5, 2017
• End Date: Jul 7, 2017
• Deposit Date: Jul 5, 2017
• Keywords: Psychosocial, workplace, characteristrics,
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/958238