Relationship between psychosocial stress dimensions and salivary cortisol in military police officers

Authors

  • Juliana Petri Tavares Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Liana Lautert Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Tânia Solange Bosi de Souza Magnago Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Angélica Rosat Consiglio Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Instituto de Biociências
  • Daiane Dal Pai Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.1199.2873

Keywords:

Worker`s Health, Psychologic Stress, Police, Physiologic Stress

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the relationship between psychosocial stress dimensions and salivary cortisol in military police officers. Method: cross-sectional and analytical study with 134 military police officers. The Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI) Model scale has been used to assess psychosocial stress. Salivary cortisol was collected in three samples. The following tests were used: Student's t-test, Mann-Whitney, ANOVA, Bonferroni, Kruskal-Wallis and Dunn. Pearson and Spearman correlation methods were used, as well as multiple linear regression. Cortisol at night showed an ascending statistical association with the psychosocial reward (p=0.004) and a descending association with the effort-impairment scores (p=0.017). Being part of the Special Tactical Operations Group (GATE) and the diastolic blood pressure explained 13.5% of the variation in cortisol levels on waking up. The sectors GATE, Special Patrol of the Elite Squad of the Military Police and Motorcyclists explained 21.9% of the variation in cortisol levels 30-minute after awakening. The variables GATE sector and Effort Dimension explained 27.7% of the variation in cortisol levels at night. Conclusion: it was evidenced that salivary cortisol variation was influenced by individual, labor and psychosocial variables.

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Published

2017-01-01

Issue

Vol. 25 (2017)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Relationship between psychosocial stress dimensions and salivary cortisol in military police officers. (2017). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 25, e2873-. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.1199.2873