The role of psychosocial work stress as a risk factor for chronic disease has been the subject
of considerable debate. Many researchers argue in support of a causal connection while …

The brain is the key organ of stress reactivity, co**, and recovery processes. Within the
brain, a distributed neural circuitry determines what is threatening and thus stressful to the …

Over 60 years ago, Selye1 recognized the paradox that the physiologic systems activated by
stress can not only protect and restore but also damage the body. What links these …

Adaptation in the face of potentially stressful challenges involves activation of neural,
neuroendocrine and neuroendocrine‐immune mechanisms. This has been called …

SES is consistently associated with health outcomes, yet little is known about the
psychosocial and behavioral mechanisms that might explain this association. Researchers …

Living organisms have regular patterns and routines that involve obtaining food and carrying
out life history stages such as breeding, migrating, molting, and hibernating. The acquisition …

Stress in organizations is a widespread phenomenon with far-reaching practical and
economic consequences. A report published by the National Institute for Occupational …

Over the past 30 years substantial research has focused on the concept of self-leadership.
The authors adopt a multilevel perspective to review this research at both individual and …

The primary hormonal mediators of the stress response, glucocorticoids and
catecholamines, have both protective and damaging effects on the body. In the short run …

BackgroundRates of depression have been rising, as have rates of work stress. We tested
the influence of work stress on diagnosed depression and anxiety in young working adults …