Open AccessStudy on Serum Cortisol and Perceived Stress Scale in the Police Constables
Author(s) -
Sanjeev Srinivas Walvekar,
Jeevan G Ambekar,
Basavaraj Devaranavadagi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/12015.5576
Subject(s) - perceived stress scale , occupational stress , population , medicine , scale (ratio) , psychology , clinical psychology , endocrinology , stress (linguistics) , environmental health , philosophy , linguistics , physics , quantum mechanics
The occupational stress may be more among the police constables. Under the stressed conditions, the body secretes more Cortisol. Elevated serum cortisol levels significantly correlate with the symptoms of metabolic Syndrome. Perceived stress scale (PSS) is the most widely used psychological tool for measuring the perception of stress. The objective of this study was to examine the association between perceived stress and Serum Cortisol and also to explore stress as an occupational risk factor which may lead to metabolic syndrome.