Moderating effects of salivary testosterone levels on associations between job demand and psychological stress response in Japanese medical workers.

Abstract:

:Levels of job stress have been shown to be inversely associated with testosterone levels, but some inconsistent results have been documented. We investigated the moderating effects of testosterone levels on associations between job stress-factors and psychological stress responses in Japanese medical workers. The participants were 63 medical staff (20 males and 43 women; mean age: 30.6 years; SD=7.3) in Okayama, Japan. Their job-stress levels and psychological stress responses were evaluated using self-administered questionnaires, and their salivary testosterone collected. Multiple regression analyses showed that job demand was positively associated with stress responses in men and women. An interaction between testosterone and support from colleagues had a significant effect on depression and anxiety for women. In women with lower testosterone levels, a reducing effect of support from colleagues on depression and anxiety was intensified. In women with higher testosterone levels, depression and anxiety levels were identical regardless of support from colleagues. Testosterone may function as a moderator between perceived work environment and psychological stress responses for female medical workers.

journal_name

Ind Health

journal_title

Industrial health

authors

Hirokawa K,Miwa M,Taniguchi T,Tsuchiya M,Kawakami N

doi

10.2486/indhealth.2015-0113

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-06-10 00:00:00

pages

194-203

issue

3

eissn

0019-8366

issn

1880-8026

journal_volume

54

pub_type

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