Comparison of hair cortisol concentrations between self- and professionally-collected hair samples and the role of five-factor personality traits as potential moderators

• Published in: Psychoneuroendocrinology Vol. 122; p. 104859
• Main Authors: Enge, Sören, Fleischhauer, Monika, Hadj-Abo, Alexander, Butt, Felix, Kirschbaum, Clemens, Schmidt, Kornelius, Miller, Robert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2020
• Subjects: Big Five; Hair cortisol concentration; Hair sample collection; Personality; Professionally-collected hair; Self-collected hair; Big Five; Hair sample collection; Personality; Professionally-collected hair; Self-collected hair; Hair cortisol concentration

•HCC of self- and professionally collected hair samples was examined.•A between-subject (N = 482) and a within-subject sample (N = 50) was used.•No significant differences between the two hair collection methods occurred.•Personality did not moderate the influence of collection method on HCC. Cortis...