TAP reading note: The effects of acute work stress and appraisal on psychobiological stress responses in a group office environment
Preceding work interruptions amplified cortisol reactivity but were accompanied by less threatening appraisal than psychosocial stress alone. Psychological appraisal and endocrine response can diverge in the same controlled setting.
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What the study found
Preceding work interruptions amplified cortisol reactivity but were accompanied by less threatening appraisal than psychosocial stress alone. Psychological appraisal and endocrine response can diverge in the same controlled setting.
Scope & limitations
90 adults randomized to three conditions, 30 each; 44 women; mean age 23.11.
A simulated office task with young adults does not establish everyday workplace recovery times or long-term effects of interruptions.
Population & sample
90 adults randomized to three conditions, 30 each; 44 women; mean age 23.11.
Exposure or intervention
Control, psychosocial office stress, or stress preceded by work interruptions.
Outcomes
Cortisol, salivary alpha-amylase, heart rate/HRV, mood and stress appraisal.
Time frame
Repeated measurements during an experimental office session.
Research funding
Donald C. Cooper Fonds via ETH Zurich, project PS: 1-004675-000.
Research conflicts of interest
The authors declare no competing interests.
Reading scope
Author-hosted published PDF: design, group results, discussion and declarations. No raw-data reanalysis.
References
Publication record
TAP-RDN-0096 · v1.0 · English
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