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Effects of psychological stress on skin and hair pigmentation in Polish adolescents

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Sitek A., Żądzińska E., Rosset I.

Anthropological Review

2012

vol. 75

issue 1

1-17

The effects of psychological stress, gender and age on hair and skin pigmentation levels were evaluated in the reported study. The material included Polish high-school and university students aged 18-22 (in the age range 17.50-22.49). All subjects who had sunbathed or used tanning beds or lamps, skin tanning agents, tanning extenders and/or medical agents affecting skin pigmentation during the 60 days preceding the beginning of the study were excluded. The use of hormonal contraceptives within a month prior to the study was also an excluding factor. Stress levels were evaluated by the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) in the Polish adaptation, while hair and skin pigmentation levels were assessed with a dermaspectrometer (Cortex Technology®, Denmark, 2007). The study was carried out with the exclusion of the summer period. Skin pigmentation was evaluated in 395 subjects (264 women and 131 men). Hair pigmentation was analyzed in a smaller group of 351 subjects (223 women and 128 men), as some had had their hair dyed within 12 months prior to the study while in some others the hair was too short to be correctly measured. Regardless of their age, the studied women felt much more stress related to their life situation and were characterized by stronger skin pigmentation than the examined men. No sex differences were identified with regard to hair pigmentation. In the studied period of ontogenesis (18-22 years of age), hair pigmentation levels increased with age, while skin melanization remained stable. Disregarding the effects of age and sex, the level of perceived stress was negatively correlated with skin pigmentation levels; no such relationship was found for hair melanization.

Porównanie narażenia na stres i analiza sposobów radzenia sobie z nim wśród kierowców samochodów dostawczych i kierowców komunikacji miejskiej

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Urbańska K., Żelazko A., Domagalska J., Nowak P.

Medycyna Pracy

2016

vol. 67

issue 4

455-466

Background Fast progress in a lot of economic sectors has greatly contributed to a growing role of road transportation systems, including freight transport and passenger transport. The job of professional drivers is regarded as extremely hard and dangerous, it is associated with high risk of health loss and even life loss. This profession is also associated with mental burden, the main cause of the absence at work and alarming number of road accidents. The aim of study was to compare exposure to stress, check the level of stress and ways to cope with stress in 2 groups of drivers (N = 187). Material and Methods The study was carried out among public transport drivers and freight transport drivers. The authors’ own questionnaire and 2 psychological tests: Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) and Posttraumatic Growth Inventory and Inventory to Measure Coping Strategies with Stress (Mini-COPE) were used as the study tools. Results The level of stress is high in both groups, mostly due to a similar type of work. Both groups practice similar ways to cope with stress, but active ways predominate. Conclusions The work of a professional driver is considered as extremely stressful. The level of stress among professional drivers should be under continuous control. Employers should introduce preventive programs and educate employees about some professional ways to cope with stress. Med Pr 2016;67(4):455–466

Wstęp Prężny rozwój licznych gałęzi gospodarki wpłynął na znaczny wzrost znaczenia transportu drogowego, zarówno towarowego, jak i pasażerskiego. Praca zawodowego kierowcy zaliczana jest do zawodów trudnych i niebezpiecznych ze względu na ryzyko narażenia zdrowia lub życia pracownika. Zawód ten wiąże się również z niekorzystnym i nadmiernym obciążeniem psychicznym, które wpływa zarówno na absencje w pracy, jak i na niepokojącą liczbę wypadków drogowych. Celem badania było porównanie narażenia na stres w 2 grupach kierowców, a także próba kompleksowej oceny nasilenia stresu w tych grupach zawodowych i określenie strategii radzenia sobie z nim. Materiał i metody Badanie zrealizowano wśród kierowców komunikacji miejskiej i kierowców samochodów dostawczych firmy transportowej. W analizie użyto autorskiej ankiety oraz 2 testów psychologicznych – Skali Odczuwanego Stresu (Perceived Stress Scale – PSS-10) i Inwentarza do Pomiaru Radzenia Sobie ze Stresem (Inventory to Measure Coping Strategies with Stress – Mini-COPE). W badaniu wzięło udział 187 osób. Wyniki Poziom stresu w obu badanych grupach okazał się wysoki. Badani z obu grup zawodowych stosują analogiczne strategie radzenia sobie ze stresem, w głównej mierze wykorzystując aktywne sposoby jego zwalczania. Wnioski Praca zawodowego kierowcy należy do zawodów stresujących, dlatego istnieje ciągła potrzeba kontrolowania tego sektora. Konieczne jest wdrażanie programów profilaktycznych mających na celu edukację pracowników w zakresie odpowiednich technik radzenia sobie ze stresem. Med. Pr. 2016;67(4):455–466

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Effects of psychological stress on skin and hair pigmentation in Polish adolescents

Porównanie narażenia na stres i analiza sposobów radzenia sobie z nim wśród kierowców samochodów dostawczych i kierowców komunikacji miejskiej