Eddy Pennie, Wertheim Eleanor H, Hale Matthew W, Wright Bradley J
a School of Psychology and Public Health , La Trobe University , Bundoora , Australia.
Stress. 2018 May;21(3):194-202. doi: 10.1080/10253890.2018.1428553. Epub 2018 Jan 25.
We assessed the relationship between physiological and psychological measures of workplace stress as measured by the effort-reward imbalance (ERI) model, with a seldom studied sample of owner-operator dairy farmers. Dairy farmers (N = 74) self-reported ERI, over-commitment (OC), dedication, and health then provided awakening saliva samples that were used to calculate the salivary alpha amylase awakening response (sAA-AR), cortisol awakening response (CAR), and salivary immunoglobulin A (sIgA) level. ERI, OC, and dedication levels were not related with sIgA or the CAR, but more over-committed farmers had a less pronounced sAA-AR. OC was more associated than ERI with the physiological indicators of stress, potentially due to the owner-operator sample used in this investigation. The suitability of sAA as a viable physiological measure of autonomic nervous system activity has been debated, but our findings promote its inclusion in future occupational stress research.
我们采用努力-回报失衡（ERI）模型，对个体经营奶农这一鲜有研究的样本，评估了工作场所压力的生理和心理测量指标之间的关系。奶农（N = 74）自行报告ERI、过度投入（OC）、奉献精神和健康状况，随后提供觉醒时的唾液样本，用于计算唾液α淀粉酶觉醒反应（sAA-AR）、皮质醇觉醒反应（CAR）和唾液免疫球蛋白A（sIgA）水平。ERI、OC和奉献精神水平与sIgA或CAR无关，但过度投入程度更高的奶农sAA-AR不太明显。与ERI相比，OC与压力的生理指标关联更强，这可能归因于本研究中所使用的个体经营样本。sAA作为自主神经系统活动的可行生理测量指标的适用性一直存在争议，但我们的研究结果促使其被纳入未来的职业压力研究中。
