Abstract
The aim of this chapter was to analyze associations between measures of cortisol in saliva withmeasures of perceived stress, using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and of psychological resources interms of mastery, locus of control, self-esteem and sense of coherence. Only studies on healthy individualswere included and cortisol measures were grouped into single time point measures, deviation measures,Area Under the Curve (AUC), laboratory test responses, and dexamethasone suppression. For bothPerceived Stress Scale (PSS) and for psychological resources, most results of associations with salivacortisol were nonsignificant particularly for single measures and for cortisol awakening response. For PSSthe largest proportion of significant findings (38%) was seen for morning AUC, however with conflictingresults. For psychological resource constructs, mastery and sense of coherence were related to lower cortisollevel at baseline in standardized rest and high mastery was related to steeper diurnal slope in two studies.For self-esteem, no associations showed significant results. Differences in findings may to a large extent bedependent on theoretical assumptions made and methods used
| Original language | Swedish |
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| Title of host publication | The Role of Saliva Cortisol Measurement in Health and Disease |
| Editors | Margareta Kristenson, Peter Garvin, Ulf Lundberg |
| Place of Publication | Sharjah |
| Publisher | Bentham Science Publishers |
| Chapter | 4 |
| Pages | 67-86 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-60805-342-1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-60805-071-0 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 Jan 3 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
