Question

social factors triggering higher morning cortisol levels include

- less skill utilization

- conflicting demands

- lower decision authority

- all of the above

Answer 1

Solution

Option all of the above are correct.

Because

Job demand control of cortisol

• job strain has been associated with higher morning cortisol levels, lower average cortisol levels, a steeper CAR, and increased total AUC cortisol, and for each of these observations there are other studies that report no significant association
• The JDC model postulates that a combination of lower control (less skill utilization and lower decision authority) and higher work demand (more quantitative work load and conflicting demands) will trigger job strain