The moderating role of personality traits in the relationship between work and salivary cortisol: a cross-sectional study of 401 employees in 34 Canadian companies

Table 4 Significant interactions on cortisol concentrations (unstandardized coefficients)

	Awakening	2 p.m.	4 p.m.	Bedtime
1) Physical demands by self-esteem
Constant	2.885**
Physical demands	−0.037
Self-esteem	−0.014
Interaction	0.022*
2) Physical demands by self-esteem
Constant			1.561**
Physical demands			0.031
Self-esteem			0.007
Interaction			0.030*
3) Work hours by Agreeableness
Constant		1.912**
Work hours		0.013*
Agreeableness		−0.029*
Interaction		−0.005*
4) Support form colleagues by neuroticism
Constant				1.002**
Support from colleagues				−0.003
Neuroticism				0.011
Interaction				0.019*

Note A: *p ≤ 0.05 and **p ≤ 0.01
Note B: The following variables were controlled for in all models: skill utilization, decision authority, psychological demands, physical demands, number of hours worked, work schedule, support from coworkers, support from supervisors, locus of control (1 and 2), extraversion (3 and 4), conscientiousness (3 and 4), openness (3 and 4), gender, age, educational level, household income, social support outside the workplace, stressful childhood events, marital status, parental status, marital stress, parental stress, smoking, BMI, alcohol, psychotropic drugs, chronic health problems, physical activity, season, time of awakening

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