Over-commitment positively predicts hair cortisol concentrations only in nurses with high need for recovery.

IF 2.6 3区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-07-26 DOI:10.1007/s00420-024-02091-x

Xingliang Qi, Huihua Deng, Hong Zhang, Feng Shao, Wenjing Cai, Yapeng Liu

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Abstract

Purpose: In the contemporary workplace, enduring fatigue has become a standard for employees. This investigation assesses whether such working conditions exacerbate the depletion of employees' personal resources. The need for recovery serves as an indicator of the necessity to mitigate post-work fatigue. A high need for recovery signifies that employees must commence a new workday while already fatigued.

Methods: This research recruited two cohorts of nurses, categorized by a high need for recovery and a low need for recovery, to examine the correlation between work effort and hair cortisol concentrations in each group.

Results: Hair cortisol concentrations serve as a biological marker of cumulative cortisol secretion over a specific time frame, reflecting overall personal resource expenditure during this interval. Findings revealed a notable positive correlation between intrinsic work effort (over-commitment) and hair cortisol levels exclusively among nurses with a high need for recovery.

Conclusion: These outcomes imply that active effort amidst fatigue may lead to excessive strain. This insight enriches the classic 'effort-recovery' model by illustrating how an employee' s personal volition can influence the accumulation of fatigue.

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过度承诺仅对需要大量恢复的护士的毛发皮质醇浓度有正向预测作用。

目的：在当代工作场所，持久疲劳已成为员工的一项标准。本调查旨在评估这种工作条件是否会加剧员工个人资源的消耗。恢复需求是缓解工作后疲劳必要性的一个指标。恢复需求高意味着员工必须在已经疲劳的情况下开始新的工作日：本研究招募了两组护士，分别按恢复需求高和恢复需求低进行分类，研究每组护士的工作强度与毛发皮质醇浓度之间的相关性：毛发皮质醇浓度是特定时间段内皮质醇分泌累积的生物标志，反映了这段时间内个人资源的总体消耗。研究结果表明，内在工作努力（过度投入）与毛发皮质醇水平之间存在明显的正相关关系，这种关系仅存在于对恢复需求较高的护士中：这些结果表明，在疲劳状态下积极努力可能会导致过度劳累。这一观点丰富了经典的 "努力-恢复 "模型，说明了员工的个人意愿如何影响疲劳的累积。

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International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

5.60

自引率

6.70%

发文量

127

审稿时长

3 months

期刊介绍： International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health publishes Editorials, Review Articles, Original Articles, and Letters to the Editor. It welcomes any manuscripts dealing with occupational or ambient environmental problems, with a special interest in research at the interface of occupational health and clinical medicine. The scope ranges from Biological Monitoring to Dermatology, from Fibers and Dust to Human Toxicology, from Nanomaterials and Ultra-fine Dust to Night- and Shift Work, from Psycho-mental Distress and Burnout to Vibrations. A complete list of topics can be found on the right-hand side under For authors and editors. In addition, all papers should be based on present-day standards and relate to: -Clinical and epidemiological studies on morbidity and mortality -Clinical epidemiological studies on the parameters relevant to the estimation of health risks -Human experimental studies on environmental health effects. Animal experiments are only acceptable if relevant to pathogenic aspects. -Methods for studying the topics mentioned above.