@article {doi:10.1080/13668803.2018.1428172,
	title = {The effects of a workplace intervention on employees{\textquoteright} cortisol awakening response},
	journal = {Community, Work \& Family},
	volume = {21},
	number = {2},
	year = {2018},
	pages = {151-167},
	publisher = {Routledge},
	abstract = {ABSTRACTWork-related stressors are known to adversely affect employees{\textquoteright} stress physiology, including the cortisol awakening response (CAR) {\textendash} or the spike in cortisol levels shortly after people wake up that aids in mobilizing energy. A flat or blunted CAR has been linked to chronic stress and burnout. This daily diary study tested the effects of a workplace intervention on employed parents{\textquoteright} CAR. Specifically, we tested whether the effects of the intervention on CAR were moderated by the type of days (workday versus non-work day). Data came from 94 employed parents from an information technology firm who participated in the baseline and 12-month diurnal cortisol components of the Work, Family, and Health Study, a group-randomized field experiment. The workplace intervention was designed to reduce work-family conflict (WFC) and implemented after the baseline data collection. Diurnal salivary cortisol was collected on 4 days at both baseline and 12 months. Multilevel modeling revealed that the intervention significantly increased employees{\textquoteright} CAR at 12 months on non-workdays, but this was not evident on workdays or for employees in the usual practice condition. The results provide evidence that the intervention was effective in enhancing employees{\textquoteright} biological stress physiology particularly during opportunities for recovery that are more likely to occur on non-work days.},
	doi = {10.1080/13668803.2018.1428172},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/13668803.2018.1428172},
	author = {Almeida, David M and Lee, Soomi and Walter, Kimberly N and Lawson, Katie M and Kelly, Erin L and Buxton, Orfeu M}
}
