ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Occupational Medicine
doi: 10.25005/2074-0581-2026-28-1-38-55
ESTABLISHING A PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL PROFILE FOR AUTOMOTIVE WIRE HARNESS ASSEMBLERS

T.N. VASILYEVA, I.A. UMNYAGINA, V.A. SKVORTSOVA, V.P. TELYUPINA

Scientific Research Institute of Hygiene and Occupational Pathology of Rospotrebnadzor, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation

Objective: This study aims to assess the impact of working conditions and gender on professional and psychoemotional indicators among automotive wire harness assemblers (AWHA) and to establish correlations between these indicators and specific heart rate variability (HRV) parameters.

Methods: Participants included 59 AWHA (mean age 34; mean professional experience 9.8 years). Working conditions were evaluated via a questionnaire tailored to gender-related occupational factors. Assessment included psychodiagnostic testing of professional and emotional spheres, HRV analysis, and the measurement of anthropometric and physiological parameters. Data were analyzed using correlation analysis.

Results: Gender differences were observed in perceptions of fatigue and stress load. Statistically significant correlations were observed among HRV, performance, and hardiness. This cross-sectional study is the first to examine the relationships among hardiness, HRV indicators, and perceived professional workload among AWHA, with a focus on gender differences.

Conclusion: The cross-sectional study design is applicable for in-depth medical examinations of both industrial workers and assisting professionals. These findings enable the early detection of fatigue risks and support the development of targeted workplace health promotion programs within the mechanical engineering sector.

Keywords: Heart rate variability (HRV), psychophysiological profile, automotive wire harness assemblers, occupational fatigue, gender-associated occu- pational stress, hardiness.

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Authors' information:

Vasilyeva Tatiana Nikolaevna,
Candidate of Biological Sciences, Senior Researcher at the Laboratory of Psychophysiological and Health-saving Technologies of the Department of Hygiene, Nizhny Novgorod Research Institute of Hygiene and Occupational Pathology of Rospotrebnadzor
Scopus ID: 7005023010
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-0453-1098
SPIN: 6035-9169
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E-mail: tatiana.vasilvas@yandex.ru

Umnyagina Irina Aleksandrovna,
Candidate of Medical Sciences, Acting Director, Nizhny Novgorod Research Institute of Hygiene and Occupational Pathology of Rospotrebnadzor
Scopus ID: 36983237300
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9276-7043
SPIN: 8938-7662
Author ID: 717345
E-mail: umniagina@mail.ru

Skvortsova Valentina Andreevna,
Junior Researcher at the Laboratory of Hygiene and Risk Analysis with the Group of Physical Research Methods of the Department of Hygiene, Nizhny Novgorod Research Institute of Hygiene and Occupational Pathology of Rospotrebnadzor
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-3633-1894
SPIN: 1328-6358
Author ID: 1056483
E-mail: www.bba1995@mail.ru

Telyupina Victoria Pavlovna,
Junior Researcher at the Laboratory of Psychophysiological and Health-saving Technologies of the Department of Hygiene, Nizhny Novgorod Research Institute of Hygiene and Occupational Pathology of Rospotrebnadzor
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-0626-6857
SPIN: 5255-4874
Author ID: 1082778
E-mail: telyupina.v@mail.ru

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This work was conducted within the framework of the Institute's Scientific Research Program (INIR): "Justification of methods for forming a healthy lifestyle in various professional groups to reduce professional risks" (Registration No. R&D: 121021200081-2). The authors did not receive financial support from manufacturers of medicines and medical equipment

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