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workdays upon awakening, at 10:00, 11:40, 14:00 and 16:00. Unlike participants with habitual
long sleep duration on workdays, those with habitual short sleep duration on workdays did not
show typical diurnal rhythm by ANOVA. The slope of diurnal cortisol variation of each participant
was calculated and covariance structure analysis performed. Results indicated that sleep habits
affected dysregulation of cortisol rhythm.
5122.2 Challenges in researching occupational stress: Methodological considerations, Barbara
Adamson 1 , Cary Cooper 2 , 1 University of Sydney, Australia, 2 School of Management, University
of Lancaster, UK
The focus of the present paper is to discuss the challenges faced by researchers in studying
occupational stress. Primarily it draws upon methodological considerations encountered in firstly
designing a longitudinal study to track occupational stress over time (a two year period) and
secondly, decisions related to the analysis of data from key occupational groups (n=177) in one of
Australia’s largest insurance companies. The study design and the decisions related to data
analysis have important implications for researchers in the area of occupational stress. In many
published studies these considerations are not made explicit in the reporting of findings.
5122.3 Understanding coping process among child under stress event, Marika Audet-Lapointe,
Jean-Claude Lasry, University of Montreal, Canada
The aim of the present study is to explore the relations between negative life event, coping process
and psychological adjustment for children under stress. Participants were 582 children, 8 to 16
years. Scales included Negative Life Events Scale for Children (Sandler,1986), Threat Appraisal
Scale (Sheets,1996), Children’ Coping Strategies Checklist V2 (Ayers, 2003), Efficacy Scale
(Sandler, 2000), Revised Child Manifest Anxiety Scale (Reynold, 1978) and Children Depression
Inventory (Kovacs, 1981).The impact of coping process on psychological adjustment will be
analysed through hierarchical regression. Results will be discussed and a model of coping process
for children facing stress be presented.
5122.5 Psychological adaptation to the stressful conditions of a 3-months bed-rest experiment,
Elisabeth Rosnet, Gregory Decamps, Bruno Deswaene, Laboratory of Applied Psychology
"Stress and Society", EA 2073, University of Reims, France, France
Understanding biological and psychological adaptation during space flights is a major issue for
future long-term space missions. Bed-rest experiments are planned to determine the physiological
effects of weightlessness. A three-months experiment, promoted by the French Spatial Agency
CNES, has been organised for 25 volunteers in Toulouse by MEDES with the support of the
European, French, and Japan Agencies. Volunteers were not allowed to stand or sit during three
months. They have to face stress conditions related to isolation and confinement. Results will
describe the diachrony of psychological adaptation and the influence of the individual
psychological characteristics on adaptation.
5122.6 The effects of assertiveness training and relaxation on disease-prone personality types,
coping, mood and cortisol in a community sample, Justine Gatt, Julie Hatfield, School of
Psychology, University of Sydney, Australia
Grossarth-Maticek & Eysenck(1988) demonstrated that personality type predicts mortality with
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