http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-100034 Higher Perceived Stress but Lower Cortisol Levels Found among Young Greek Adults Living in a Stressful Social Environment in Comparison with Swedish Young Adults
| Title: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-100034 Higher Perceived Stress but Lower Cortisol Levels Found among Young Greek Adults Living in a Stressful Social Environment in Comparison with Swedish Young Adults |
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| Authors: | Åshild Olsen Faresjö; Elvar Theodorsson; Marios Chatziarzenis; Vasiliki Sapouna; Peter Claesson; Tomas Faresjö; Higher Perceived; Stress Lower; A Shild Faresjö; Hans-peter Claesson |
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| Source: | http://liu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:659432/FULLTEXT01.pdf. |
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| Description: | The worldwide financial crisis during recent years has raised concerns of negative public health effects. This is notably evident in southern Europe. In Greece, where the financial austerity has been especially pronounced, the prevalence of mental health problems including depression and suicide has increased, and outbreaks of infectious diseases have risen. The main objective in this study was to investigate whether different indicators of health and stress levels measured by a new biomarker based on cortisol in human hair were different amongst comparable Greek and Swedish young adults, considering that Sweden has been much less affected by the recent economic crises. In this cross-sectional comparative |
| Document Type: | text |
| File Description: | application/pdf |
| Language: | English |
| Relation: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.429.1143 |
| Availability: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.429.1143; http://liu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:659432/FULLTEXT01.pdf |
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| Accession Number: | edsbas.DF853F11 |
| Database: | BASE |