| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 924445 | Brain and Cognition | 2011 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Adolescents (Mage = 12.23 years) collected salivary cortisol on two school days and during an acute social stressor. ⺠Being peer victimized predicted poor physical health outcomes and a flattened cortisol awakening response. ⺠The cortisol awakening response mediated the relationship between peer victimization and poor physical health. ⺠Cortisol levels 30 min after the acute stressor marginally mediated the link between peer victimization and health visits. ⺠We postulate that the link between peer victimization and physical health is partly due to altered biological functioning.
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Authors
Jennifer M. Knack, Lauri A. Jensen-Campbell, Andrew Baum,