Hair Sampling for Physiological Stress Among Early Childhood Educators
Collecting hair for cortisol as a measure of physiological stress among early childhood educators is feasible. However, researchers may want to consider alternative measures of chronic physiological stress to promote equitable research practices among educators who are Black/African American or who have lower than a bachelor's degree in education. Given the importance of chronic physiological stress for health, avenues for future research are discussed.
Authors
- Christopher W. Collen
- Walaa R. Almallah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4886-5404)
- Tharaa Ananzeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6341-5080)
- Randi A. Bates (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6672-8155)
- Jaclyn M. Dynia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4878-3791)
- B. Martin
Institutions
- Ohio University Lancaster (US)
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nursing Research
- Published
- 2025-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/nnr.0000000000000815
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.11