The Relationship of Chronic and Momentary Work Stress to Cardiac Reactivity in Female Managers

Lumley, Mark A.; Shi, Weisong; Wiholm, Clairy; Slatcher, Richard B.; Sandmark, Hélène; Wang, Shinan; Hytter, Anders; Arnetz, Bengt B.

doi:10.1097/psy.0000000000000085

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“…Because repetitive or maintained increases in heart rate in response to stress can be associated with increases in blood pressure, it was concluded that women in the higher stress category may be at a greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease. 10 Analyses of the effects of workplace stress were also performed on data collected from 89 middle-aged male and female workers in the Belgian Job Stress Project. Stress was assessed using the JCQ.…”

Section: Stress and Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Potential Contribution of Work-Related Psychosocial Stress to the Development of Cardiovascular Disease and Type II Diabetes: A Brief Review

Krajnak

2014

Environ�Health�Insights

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Two of the major causes of death worldwide are cardiovascular disease and Type II diabetes. Although death due to these diseases is assessed separately, the physiological process that is attributed to the development of cardiovascular disease can be linked to the development of Type II diabetes and the impact that this disease has on the cardiovascular system. Physiological, genetic, and personal factors contribute to the development of both these disorders. It has also been hypothesized that work-related stress may contribute to the development of Type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease. This review summarizes some of the studies examining the role of work-related stress on the development of these chronic disorders. Because women may be more susceptible to the physiological effects of work-related stress, the papers cited in this review focus on studies that examined the difference in responses of men or women to work-related stress or on studies that focused on the effects of stress on women alone. Based on the papers summarized, it is concluded that (1) work-related stress may directly contribute to the development of cardiovascular disease by inducing increases in blood pressure and changes in heart rate that have negative consequences on functioning of the cardiovascular system; (2) workers reporting increased levels of stress may display an increased risk of Type II diabetes because they adopt poor health habits (ie, increased level of smoking, inactivity etc), which in turn contribute to the development of cardiovascular problems; and (3) women in high demand and low-control occupations report an increased level of stress at work, and thus may be at a greater risk of negative health consequences.

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Section: Stress and Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Potential Contribution of Work-Related Psychosocial Stress to the Development of Cardiovascular Disease and Type II Diabetes: A Brief Review

Krajnak

2014

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“…All studies examining severity of acute stressors regarding social interactions found no relationship with HR [ 143 , 144 , 146 , 152 ]. Positive associations between global subjective stress and HR among healthy adults [ 148 , 152 , 154 , 155 ] were identified. Furthermore, chronic stress was found to moderate this relationship such that only among individuals with chronic stress such association was found [ 154 ].…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Physiological reactions to acute stressors and subjective stress during daily life: A systematic review on ecological momentary assessment (EMA) studies

Weber

Apolinário-Hagen

2022

PLoS ONE

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Objective This review aims to provide an overview of ecological momentary assessment (EMA) studies analyzing stress reactivity during daily life in terms of direct and moderated influence of acute stress on physiological responses. Materials and methods A systematic literature search was performed on November 29, 2021 using Web of Science, MEDLINE and PsycINFO to identify prospective EMA studies targeting acute stressors or stress under naturalistic conditions, without restrictions of publication date or population. Study quality was assessed for multiple EMA-specific sources of bias. Results Out of 4285 non-duplicate records, 107 publications involving 104 unique studies were included. The majority of studies assessed acute physiological stress responses primarily through salivary cortisol (n = 59) and cardiovascular outcomes (n = 32). Most studies performed at least three measurements per day (n = 59), and had a moderate risk of recall bias (n = 68) and confounding (n = 85). Fifty-four studies reported a compliance of ≥80%. Direct, non-moderated positive associations were observed between acute stress exposure and concurrent cortisol levels (44%, n = 11/25), systolic (44%, 8/18) and diastolic blood pressure (53%, 8/15) and heart rate (53%, 9/17). Several inter- and intra-individual moderators were identified, such as age, gender, health status, chronic stress, work-related resources, physical activity and stress coping indicators. Conclusions About half of the reviewed EMA studies demonstrated direct associations between everyday acute stress exposure and physiological responses, including increased cortisol levels, blood pressure and heart rate. Results further suggested various moderator variables that could help develop tailored prevention strategies and identify groups at higher risk for dysfunctional stress responses. Registration PROSPERO—Reg.-No.: PROSPERO 2020 CRD42020163178.

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“…Findings suggest that changes in heart rate activity occur prior to the experience of a panic attack, indicating that HR is a viable index of autonomic factors preceding panic attacks. Relevance to other mental health conditions is less clear; however, HR may be a marker of heightened negative affect (Daly, Delaney, Doran, Harmon, & MacLachlan, 2010) and stress reactivity (Lumley et al, 2014) more generally. This relationship holds even after controlling for age, sex, substance use, and physical activity (Daly et al, 2010; Lumley et al, 2014).…”

Section: Psychophysiological Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Relevance to other mental health conditions is less clear; however, HR may be a marker of heightened negative affect (Daly, Delaney, Doran, Harmon, & MacLachlan, 2010) and stress reactivity (Lumley et al, 2014) more generally. This relationship holds even after controlling for age, sex, substance use, and physical activity (Daly et al, 2010; Lumley et al, 2014). HR may therefore have relevance to psychological processes underlying a number of conditions associated with elevated negative affect/stress reactivity.…”

Section: Psychophysiological Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

A comprehensive review of psychophysiological applications for ecological momentary assessment in psychiatric populations.

Raugh¹,

Chapman²,

Bartolomeo³

et al. 2019

Psychological Assessment

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Psychophysiological assessment is a core method used in psychopathology research that has led to important insights in relation to the etiology and maintenance of many disorders. However, laboratory psychophysiology has limited ecological validity. This limitation has resulted in the field moving toward ambulatory recordings of psychophysiology paired with ecological momentary assessment (EMA). This review uses the results of a comprehensive review of EMA psychophysiology studies to discuss applications, advantages, limitations, and future use of this methodology, including electrocardiography, blood pressure, electroencephalography, and more. Mobile psychophysiology has several advantages, including ecological validity, temporal precision, and concurrent evaluation of internally and externally generated contexts that influence physiological response. However, it is limited by the difficulty of conducting such studies and reduced experimental control. Future research using EMA psychophysiology should aim to record over longer periods, better integrate with everyday life, determine the utility of ecological momentary interventions based on psychophysiology, create guidelines for standardization, and aim to establish reliability and validity. EMA psychophysiology is a promising direction for the field and provides novel avenues for research and treatment of psychopathology, although methodological shortcomings must be addressed.

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The Relationship of Chronic and Momentary Work Stress to Cardiac Reactivity in Female Managers

Cited by 11 publications

References 26 publications

Potential Contribution of Work-Related Psychosocial Stress to the Development of Cardiovascular Disease and Type II Diabetes: A Brief Review

Potential Contribution of Work-Related Psychosocial Stress to the Development of Cardiovascular Disease and Type II Diabetes: A Brief Review

Physiological reactions to acute stressors and subjective stress during daily life: A systematic review on ecological momentary assessment (EMA) studies

A comprehensive review of psychophysiological applications for ecological momentary assessment in psychiatric populations.

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