AUTHOR=Schneider Sandra , Wettstein Alexander , Tschacher Wolfgang , Torchetti Loredana , Jenni Gabriel , Kühne Fabienne , grosse Holtforth Martin , La Marca Roberto 

TITLE=Longitudinal Associations Between Core Self-Evaluation, Vital Exhaustion and Hair Cortisol in Teachers and the Mediating Effects of Resignation Tendency

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.907056

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.907056

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=This longitudinal study investigates the relationship between core self-evaluation and chronic psychobiological stress in 42 teachers. Self-report questionnaires were used to assess core self-evaluation, vital exhaustion, and resignation tendency. The concentration of cortisol was assessed using hair samples. One year after the initial measurement, vital exhaustion and hair cortisol were assessed again. Path-analytic mediational models showed that core self-evaluation strongly predicted vital exhaustion, and resignation tendency partially mediated this relationship. However, core self-evaluation did not predict hair cortisol concentration. These findings suggest that core self-evaluation plays a crucial role in predicting and preventing vital exhaustion.