Measuring Stress in Humans: A Practical Guide for the Field (Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology, Series Number 49) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521844797 ISBN 13: 9780521844796

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

The purpose of this 2006 book is to present non-invasive methods of measuring the biological responses to psychosocial stress in humans, in non-laboratory (field) settings. Following the pathways of Seyle's General Adaptation Syndrome, the text first describes how to assess the psychosocial stressors of everyday life and then outlines how to measure the psychological, behavioral, neurohumeral, physiological and immunological responses to them. The book concludes with practical information on assessing special populations, analyzing the often-complicated data that are collected in field stress studies and the ethical treatment of human subjects in stress studies. It is intended to be a practical guide for developing and conducting psychophysiological stress research in human biology. This book will assist students and professionals in designing field studies of stress.

About this title

Book Description

This 2006 book provides in-depth guidelines for designing a field project on stress in humans. It provides pros and cons of various methods and guides the researcher through every aspect of study design from what containers to use to collect samples, to the most appropriate measures and statistical analysis.

About the Author

Gary D. James is Director of the Institute for Primary and Preventative Health Care, and Professor of Nursing and Anthropology at Binghamton University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521844797
• ISBN 13: 9780521844796
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 284
• Editor: Ice Gillian H., James Gary D.