Reduced professional efficacy is associated with a blunted salivary alpha-amylase awakening response

Landolt, Kathleen; Maruff, Paul; Horan, Ben; Kingsley, Michael; Kinsella, Glynda; O’Halloran, Paul; Hale, Matthew W.; Wright, Bradley J.

doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.11.038

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“…This can have an impact on performance, which can then cause anxiety, frustration, and other unfavorable organizational outcomes. As supported by the findings of Landolt et al, (2019), a reduced sense of accomplishment has also been found to be the burnout dimension with the strongest correlation with stress.…”

Section: International Journal Of Research Studies In Managementsupporting

confidence: 54%

Quality of work life, burnout, and psychological capital of human resource practitioners

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2024

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Employees are humans with inherent physical and psychological needs, experience emotions and self-awareness, seek value and purpose through their jobs, and could always be in a relentless pursuit of a better life. This study determined the relationship between the quality of work life, level of burnout, and psychological capital of human resource practitioners in CALABARZON. The study revealed a moderate quality of work life, a low degree of burnout, and a high optimism but low resilience among human resource practitioners in CALABARZON. There were highly significant relationships found between quality of work life and burnout, particularly an indirect correlation between the quality of work life and burnout in terms of exhaustion and cynicism and a direct correlation with professional efficacy, which means that the better quality of work life, the less experienced exhaustion, and cynicism. In comparison, the better quality of work life, the greater the professional efficacy.In addition, psychological capital is significantly correlated with quality of work life which means that the better the employees' psychological capital, the better their quality of work life.Finally, psychological capital was found to be indirectly correlated with exhaustion and cynicism but indirectly correlated with professional efficacy, which means that higher levels of psychological capital could lead to lower exhaustion and cynicism. In comparison, higher levels of psychological capital could lead to high levels of professional efficacy. From these results, a framework was developed to boost individuals' mental and physical well-being to mitigate burnout symptoms among employees.

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Section: International Journal Of Research Studies In Managementsupporting

confidence: 54%

Quality of work life, burnout, and psychological capital of human resource practitioners

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2024

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“…Other studies have examined psychosocial factors that are associated with occupational stress and have found that both psychological distress and reduced professional efficacy, or sense of accomplishment, can have important effects on basal ANS functioning. Here, lower sAA levels at awakening, but higher values in the afternoon, and at bedtime, were observed in office workers reporting high levels of distress [18] and, during periods of high stress, in professional jockeys experiencing low levels of professional efficacy [19]. sAA has also been included as a biomarker in studies investigating the physiological toll exacted by chronic stress experienced as a result of familial caregiving.…”

Section: Awakening and Diurnal Saa Activitymentioning

confidence: 78%

Salivary Alpha-Amylase as a Biomarker of Stress in Behavioral Medicine

2020

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In recent years, research in behavioral medicine has become increasingly focused on understanding how chronic and acute exposure to stress impacts health outcomes. During stress, the body's physiological stress systems are activated. These systems closely interact with the immune system and are, thus, importantly implicated in the onset and maintenance of disease states. While much of the research in behavioral medicine that has investigated the effects of stress on disease has focused on the role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and its downstream biomarker, cortisol, it is evident that the autonomic nervous system (ANS) also plays a crucial role in both the biological stress process and the manifestation and maintenance of stress-related symptoms. In recent years salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) has emerged as a valid and reliable marker of ANS activity in stress research and is therefore an important biomarker to consider in behavioral medicine. In this commentary, we will highlight research relevant for behavioral medicine that has utilized sAA measurements, both basally, and in response to stress, to examine ANS function in clinical populations. We will additionally summarize findings from studies that have examined the effects of various targeted interventions on changes in sAA levels. Through this, our aim is to present evidence that sAA can serve as a feasible biomarker of ANS (dys)function in health and disease. To this end, we will also highlight important methodological considerations for readers to keep in mind when including sAA assessments in their own studies. The overarching goal of this brief commentary is to highlight how a multidimensional approach toward physiological stress measurement can allow researchers to develop a better understanding of physical health and disease states.

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“…Although research into alpha-amylase as a biomarker of stress has been ongoing for nearly three decades ( 35 ), the consequences of altered awakening responses for the individual are still not fully understood. A recent study has suggested a link between blunted AAR and impaired work performance ( 36 ). Further investigations will be necessary to unravel its implications in somatic symptom disorder (e.g., regarding general arousal and cognitive functioning).…”

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Does childhood trauma impact daily psychobiological stress in somatic symptom disorder? An ambulatory assessment study

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ObjectivesSomatic symptom disorder is characterized by excessive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors dedicated to bodily symptoms, which are often medically unexplained. Although 13% of the population are affected by this disorder, its aetiopathogenesis is not fully understood. Research in medically unexplained conditions (e.g., fibromyalgia) points to increased psychosocial stress and alterations in stress-responsive bodily systems as a potential contributing factor. This pattern has often been hypothesized to originate from early life stress, such as childhood trauma. The aim of this study was to examine, for the first time, whether individuals with somatic symptom disorder exhibit elevated levels of self-reported daily stress and alterations in the autonomic nervous system and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, both in comparison to healthy controls and individuals with depressive disorders, and whether reports of childhood trauma influence these alterations.MethodsA total of N = 78 individuals were recruited into this study. Of these, n = 27 had a somatic symptom disorder, n = 23 were healthy controls, and n = 28 had a depressive disorder. All individuals underwent a 14-day measurement period at home, with five assessments of self-reported stress, salivary alpha-amylase, and cortisol per day. Childhood trauma was assessed by the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire.ResultsIndividuals with somatic symptom disorder exhibited higher daily stress levels (p = 0.063) as well as a less pronounced alpha-amylase awakening response (p = 0.050), compared to healthy controls (statistical trends). Moreover, they were characterized by significantly attenuated diurnal cortisol concentrations (p < 0.001). A nearly identical pattern was observed in individuals with depression. In individuals with somatic symptom disorder and depressive disorders, childhood trauma was, by trend, associated with a more pronounced alpha-amylase awakening response (b = −0.27, p = 0.077).ConclusionsThis study provides preliminary evidence for elevated daily stress and blunted sympathetic and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in individuals with somatic symptom disorder and depressive disorders. Further studies will help to uncover the conditions under which these dysregulations develop into medically unexplained vs. depressive symptoms.

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Reduced professional efficacy is associated with a blunted salivary alpha-amylase awakening response

Cited by 6 publications

References 53 publications

Quality of work life, burnout, and psychological capital of human resource practitioners

Quality of work life, burnout, and psychological capital of human resource practitioners

Salivary Alpha-Amylase as a Biomarker of Stress in Behavioral Medicine

Does childhood trauma impact daily psychobiological stress in somatic symptom disorder? An ambulatory assessment study

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