Salivary Cortisol, Rank, and Perceived Control Among Law Enforcement Personnel

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• Personal Author:
  Morrell CM
• Description:
  This exploratory secondary analysis examined rank (position on occupational hierarchy), perceived control, and salivary cortisol (biomarker for stress) using archival data from the Buffalo Cardio-Metabolic Occupational Police Stress (BCOPS) study (Violanti et al., 2006). It was expected that higher-ranking officers (detective, sergeant, lieutenant, and captain) would have more perceived control, and would have lower waking cortisol values than lower-ranking officers (patrol officer/police officer). Perceived control was assessed using the control facet of the Short Hardiness Scale (Dispositional Resilience Scale, DRS-15) developed by Paul T. Bartone (1995). Awakening salivary cortisol (AC) samples include samples immediately upon waking (AC0), with repeated measures 15 (AC 15), 30 (AC 30), and 45 (AC 45) minutes thereafter. The awakening cortisol response (ACR) was computed by using the mean increase (MnInc) in cortisol levels (AC 15 + AC 30 + AC45)/3-AC0). There were no statistically significant findings; however, there are a number of implications to be derived from this analysis for future research. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomarkers Endocrine System Law Enforcement Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Allostasis Allostatic Load Author Keywords: Cortisol Hormone Activity Hormones Job Stress Law Enforcement Perceived Control Police Officers Rank Stress

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• Publisher:
  Antioch University New England
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Dissertation
• Place as Subject:
  New Hampshire ; New York ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-47
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069394
• Citation:
  Keene, NH: Antioch University New England, 2011 Nov; :1-47
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Salivary cortisol, rank, and perceived control among law enforcement personnel
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c68e650200dc5ad739c6f4bf7dae86d361395dc7d104e7dcb5749f0186b08d1db28179a59cf564e4e444dda90f2fc417ea2706368351fd76c2f08adfaf860b56
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207881/cdc_207881_DS1.pdf
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