Psychological and sociodemographic variables related to cortisol in hair in spanish healthy population

  1. Laura Arco García 1
  2. Raquel González Pérez 2
  3. Alejandra Henares Extremera 3
  4. Maria Ángeles García León 2
  5. María Isabel Peralta Ramírez 2
  1. 1 Gabinete Crecer Juntos (Spain)
  2. 2 Universidad de Granada
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    Universidad de Granada

    Granada, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04njjy449

  3. 3 TALENTUM Altas Capacidades Intelectuales (Spain)
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Revista:
The Spanish Journal of Psychology

ISSN: 1138-7416

Año de publicación: 2020

Número: 23

Páginas: 1-10

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1017/SJP.2020.16 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: The Spanish Journal of Psychology

Resumen

Some recent researches have shown the important role of hair cortisol as a retrospective biomarker of chronic stress. The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between hair cortisol levels and sociodemographic and psychological variables, such as perceived stress levels and psychopathological symptoms on a Spanish population. The sample consisted of 347 healthy people, 230 women and 117 men, with an average age of 33.39 years (SD = 12.63). Hair cortisol levels were measured by obtaining a hair sample. In addition, a psychological assessment composed by: Analogic-Visual Stress Scale, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Symptom Checklist 90 Revised (SCL–90–R) and the assessment of vital stressful events suffered, was carried out. The mean cortisol level was 108.93 pg/mg (SD = 66.43) in men, and 120.38 pg/mg (SD = 87.26) in women. The linear hierarchical regression showed that Analogic-Visual Stress Scale and perceived stress levels were related with higher hair cortisol levels (R2 = .032; t = 2.21; p = .029). Due to the relationship between daily stress levels, Analogic-Visual Stress Scale, anxiety sub-scale of SCL 90–R and perceived stress levels with hair cortisol levels, we conclude that there is a relation between perceived yourself stressed and the physiological levels.

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This work has been economically supported by the ?PSI2015?63494? P? I+D Project of The Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) and FEDER- Dr. Mar?a Isabel Peralta- Ram?rez received the funding.

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