| Document ID (ISN) | 106633 |
| CIS number |
07-746 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0003-6870 - Applied Ergonomics |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Ritvanen T., Louhevaara V., Helin P., Väisänen S., Hänninen O. |
| Title |
Responses of the autonomic nervous system during periods of perceived high and low work stress in younger and older female teachers |
| Bibliographic information |
May 2006, Vol.37, No.3, p.311-318. Illus. 54 ref. |
| Abstract |
The aim of this study was to examine the response of the autonomic nervous system in younger and older healthy female teachers during work periods of perceived high and low stress. There were 14 participants in each group. In the younger group (average age 31 years), heart rate, cortisol excretion rate and psychosomatic symptoms were significantly higher during the high work stress period. The older participants (average age 54) experienced no decrease in their heart rate and cortisol excretion during the low stress period and they exhibited no significant decrease in blood pressure after the work in the evening during both periods. Recovery from stress among the older teachers was insufficient particularly in view of their elevated diastolic blood pressure during the low work stress period. Ergonomic and individually tailored measures in terms of work time control, specific relaxation techniques and a part-time retirement may improve the stress management of older teachers. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
educational institutions; age-linked differences; women; stress factors |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
subjective assessment; Finland; part-time employment; ergonomics; conditions of work; autonomic nervous system; pulse rate; blood pressure; corticoid excretion; stress studies; hours of work |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Finland |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Teaching and educational institutions
Precarious employment
Mental stress and burnout
|
