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. 2017 Jul 5;4(3):2055102917718376.
doi: 10.1177/2055102917718376. eCollection 2017 Jul-Sep.

Stress at work: Factors associated with cognitive disorganisation among private sector professionals

Helena Boschi  1   2 , Steve Trenoweth  1 , Zoë A Sheppard  1
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Stress at work: Factors associated with cognitive disorganisation among private sector professionals

Helena Boschi et al. Health Psychol Open. .

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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Health Psychol Open. 2018 Apr 11;5(1):2055102918761767. doi: 10.1177/2055102918761767. eCollection 2018 Jan-Jun. Health Psychol Open. 2018. PMID: 29662680 Free PMC article.

Abstract

This study explores psychological and psychological variables associated with perceived stress at work. A total of 100 international participants consented to donating a hair sample and completing a work-related stress survey. Logistic regression was used to investigate associations with low/high cognitive disorganisation using data collected from hair cortisol analysis and self-report questionnaires. High cognitive disorganisation scores were associated with high cardiopulmonary and anger scores. Low perceived self-efficacy was associated with high cognitive disorganisation. An association was found between low cortisol and low perceived self-efficacy. The relationship between high cognitive disorganisation and low self-efficacy endorses previous claims linking performance to perceived high self-efficacy.

Keywords: cognitive processing; cortisol; experience; stress; well-being.

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Declaration of conflicting interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.

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