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Cortisol awakening response and psychosocial factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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The magnitude of the cortisol awakening response, a relatively new indicator of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis activation, has been related to a number of psychosocial factors. But findings have been inconsistent across studies. We systematically reviewed previous studies investigating the association between the cortisol awakening response and psychosocial factors. 147 eligible studies from 62 articles were identified. Separate analyses were carried out on the increase in cortisol following waking (CARi), and the integrated volume of cortisol released over the waking period (CARauc). We found that the CARi was positively associated with job stress and general life stress. It was negatively associated with fatigue, burnout, or exhaustion. There were less reliable negative associations between the CARi and positive affects. The CARauc was positively related to general life stress and negatively related to posttraumatic stress syndrome. This review concludes that different psychosocial factors are associated with an enhanced or reduced cortisol awakening response.
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“According to a meta-analysis, higher CARs are associated with increased appraisals of general life and job stress (Chida & Steptoe, 2009).”
From It's not what you think, it's how you relate to it: Dispositional mindfulness moderates the relationship between psychological distress and the cortisol awakening response (2014) · cites this paper as Chida & Steptoe, 2009
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“However, negative affect, anxiety, and rumination are not reliably associated with the CAR (Chida & Steptoe, 2009; Zoccola &Dickerson, 2012).”
From It's not what you think, it's how you relate to it: Dispositional mindfulness moderates the relationship between psychological distress and the cortisol awakening response (2014) · cites this paper as Chida & Steptoe, 2009
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“Specifically, CAR may be a unique component of the HPA-axis, representing its response to awakening, and is less likely to be influenced by stressors throughout the day.32,33”
From DIURNAL CORTISOL INTERACTS WITH STRESSFUL EVENTS TO PROSPECTIVELY PREDICT DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS (2017) · cites this paper as [32]
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“Furthermore, it has been concluded in a systematic review that a lower post-awakening increase in cortisol was associated with higher symptoms of fatigue, burnout or exhaustion [60].”
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“A meta-analysis of 62 studies revealed considerable heterogeneity in findings linking psychosocial functioning to the CAR (Chida & Steptoe, 2009).”
From Psychosocial functioning and the cortisol awakening response: meta-analysis, P-curve analysis, and evaluation of the evidential value in existing studies (2017) · cites this paper as Chida & Steptoe, 2009
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“AUCw was positively related to general life stress but negatively related to posttraumatic stress (Chida & Steptoe, 2009).”
From Psychosocial functioning and the cortisol awakening response: meta-analysis, P-curve analysis, and evaluation of the evidential value in existing studies (2017) · cites this paper as Chida & Steptoe, 2009
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“Chida and Steptoe (2009) described seven different types of psychosocial predictors: job stress, general life stress (non-work-related), depression, anxiety (including neuroticism and negative affect), fatigue/burnout/exhaustion, posttraumatic stress, and positive psychosocial traits.”
From Psychosocial functioning and the cortisol awakening response: meta-analysis, P-curve analysis, and evaluation of the evidential value in existing studies (2017) · cites this paper as Chida & Steptoe, 2009
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“CARi was positively correlated with job stress and general life stress but negatively correlated with fatigue, burnout, or exhaustion and not reliably associated with positive affect.”
From Psychosocial functioning and the cortisol awakening response: meta-analysis, P-curve analysis, and evaluation of the evidential value in existing studies (2017) · cites this paper as Chida & Steptoe, 2009
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“In studies in which both CARi and AUCw were measured, their relationships to measures of psychosocial functioning were not the same (e.g., Bhattacharyya et al., 2008; Chida & Steptoe, 2009; Ellenbogen et al., 2006; Mommersteeg et al., 2006; Sonnenschein et al., 2007; Whitehead et al., 2007)”
From Psychosocial functioning and the cortisol awakening response: meta-analysis, P-curve analysis, and evaluation of the evidential value in existing studies (2017) · cites this paper as Chida & Steptoe, 2009
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“AUCw was positively related to general life stress but negatively related to posttraumatic stress (Chida & Steptoe, 2009).”
From Psychosocial functioning and the cortisol awakening response: meta-analysis, P-curve analysis, and evaluation of the evidential value in existing studies (2017) · cites this paper as Chida & Steptoe, 2009
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“CARi was positively correlated with job stress and general life stress but negatively correlated with fatigue, burnout, or exhaustion and not reliably associated with positive affect.”
From Psychosocial functioning and the cortisol awakening response: meta-analysis, P-curve analysis, and evaluation of the evidential value in existing studies (2017) · cites this paper as Chida & Steptoe, 2009
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“CARi was positively correlated with job stress and general life stress but negatively correlated with fatigue, burnout, or exhaustion and not reliably associated with positive affect.”
From Psychosocial functioning and the cortisol awakening response: meta-analysis, P-curve analysis, and evaluation of the evidential value in existing studies (2017) · cites this paper as Chida & Steptoe, 2009
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“Heterogeneity in the literature linking psychosocial functioning to the CAR is the rule rather than the exception”
From Psychosocial functioning and the cortisol awakening response: meta-analysis, P-curve analysis, and evaluation of the evidential value in existing studies (2017) · cites this paper as Chida & Steptoe, 2009
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“in four of seven types of psychosocial predictors, studies showing both positive and negative associations exist (Chida & Steptoe, 2009)”
From Psychosocial functioning and the cortisol awakening response: meta-analysis, P-curve analysis, and evaluation of the evidential value in existing studies (2017) · cites this paper as Chida & Steptoe, 2009
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“CARi was positively correlated with job stress and general life stress but negatively correlated with fatigue, burnout, or exhaustion and not reliably associated with positive affect.”
From Psychosocial functioning and the cortisol awakening response: meta-analysis, P-curve analysis, and evaluation of the evidential value in existing studies (2017) · cites this paper as Chida & Steptoe, 2009
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“Chida and Steptoe (2009) described seven categories of psychosocial predictors that have been associated with the CAR: job stress, general life stress, depression, anxiety, fatigue/burnout/exhaustion, posttraumatic stress, and positive psychosocial traits.”
From Psychosocial functioning and the cortisol awakening response: meta-analysis, P-curve analysis, and evaluation of the evidential value in existing studies (2017) · cites this paper as Chida and Steptoe (2009)
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“This heterogeneity is partially the result of methodological and operationalization inconsistencies across studies and potential measure-dependent and/or predictor-specific associations (Chida & Steptoe, 2009; Stadler et al., 2016).”
From Psychosocial functioning and the cortisol awakening response: meta-analysis, P-curve analysis, and evaluation of the evidential value in existing studies (2017) · cites this paper as Chida & Steptoe, 2009
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“These small effects were similar to those reported by Chida and Steptoe (2009), with r's ranging from -.065 to .069 depending on the specific predictor.”
From Psychosocial functioning and the cortisol awakening response: meta-analysis, P-curve analysis, and evaluation of the evidential value in existing studies (2017) · cites this paper as Chida and Steptoe (2009)
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“This corroborates meta-analytic results from Chida and Steptoe (2009).”
From Psychosocial functioning and the cortisol awakening response: meta-analysis, P-curve analysis, and evaluation of the evidential value in existing studies (2017) · cites this paper as Chida and Steptoe, 2009
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“Of the seven categories previously defined by Chida and Steptoe (2009), it was found that only fatigue/burnout/exhaustion was negatively correlated with CARi.”
From Psychosocial functioning and the cortisol awakening response: meta-analysis, P-curve analysis, and evaluation of the evidential value in existing studies (2017) · cites this paper as Chida and Steptoe, 2009
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“This review focuses on tonic regulation, typically assessed via parameters capturing circadian cortisol rhythms, such as the diurnal cortisol slope and the CAR [92].”
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“15 Supporting this evidence, studies have shown that psychosocial stress reduces parasympathetic activity and increases sympathetic activation, leading to autonomic imbalance that heightens cardiovascular risk.”
Metadata
- Authors
- Chida, Y., & Steptoe, A.
- Affiliations
- University College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Chida, Yoichi
- ORCID
- Steptoe, Andrew
- Venue
- Biological Psychology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2009-03
- Volume
- 80
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 265-278
- ISSN
- 0301-0511 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1987445189
- Cited by
- 1,032
- References
- 106
- Citations by year
- 2026: 35 · 2025: 36 · 2024: 32 · 2023: 43 · 2022: 69 · 2021: 58 · 2020: 68 · 2019: 68 · 2018: 59 · 2017: 80 · 2016: 74 · 2015: 75 · 2014: 72 · 2013: 70 · 2012: 63
- FWCI
- 3.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Biological Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- British Heart Foundation
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Keywords
- cortisol awakening response, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, occupational stress, life events, burnout, fatigue, exhaustion, positive affect, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychosocial factors, cortisol
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Psychology, Wakefulness, Meta-Analysis as Topic, Databases, Bibliographic
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