Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6817517 Psychoneuroendocrinology 2018 9 Pages PDF
Abstract
Experiences of low positive and high negative social support, particularly from children, were both related to higher hair glucocorticoids. Hence, social relationships of poorer quality in later life may have adverse effects on the HPA axis thereby increasing the individual's susceptibility to poor health.
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Positive and negative social support and HPA-axis hyperactivity: Evidence from glucocorticoids in human hair
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