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Good self-rated hea...
Good self-rated health is related to psychosocial resources and a strong cortisol response to acute stress : The LiVicordia study of middle-aged men
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- Kristenson, Margareta, 1950- (author)
- Östergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Hälsouniversitetet,Socialmedicin och folkhälsovetenskap,Folkhälsovetenskapligt centrum
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- Olsson, Anders, 1940- (author)
- Östergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Hälsouniversitetet,Internmedicin,Endokrin- och magtarmmedicinska kliniken US
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- Kucinskiene, Zita (author)
- Vilnius University, Lithuania
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- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2005
- 2005
- English.
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In: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1070-5503 .- 1532-7558. ; 12:3, s. 153-160
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- Self-rated health (SRH) is a strong predictor for disease and death. The relations among SRH, psychosocial factors, and cortisol dynamics were tested using pooled data from the LiVicordia study of 50-year-old men in Lithuania (n = 94) and Sweden (n = 89), controlling for effect of residence. SRH was assessed by " How would you assess your own health?" A standardized laboratory stress test included measures of cortisol in serum and saliva. Good SRH related to high scale scores of decision latitude, social support at work, coping, self-esteem, and sense of coherence, to low scores of overcommitment (all p < .01) and vital exhaustion (r = -0.40, p < 0.001), to low concentrations of saliva baseline cortisol (r = -.26, p = .001), and to a strong cortisol response to stress (r = .27, p = .001). Findings that good SRH related to favorable psychosocial characteristics and to a dynamic cortisol stress response indicate a possible explanation for observed lower risk for disease and death in this state. Copyright © 2005 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Keyword
- self-rated health
- psychosocial resources
- stress
- cortisol
- SOCIAL SCIENCES
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
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