Is social disadvantage a chronic stressor? Socioeconomic position and HPA axis activity among older adults living in England

• DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.107116
• Publication Date: 2024-06-28T18:29:56Z
• Authors: Georgia Chatzi; Tarani Chandola; Natalie Shlomo; Alexandru Cernat; Tina Hannemann
• Keywords: Stressor; Disadvantage; Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis; Social Deprivation

Living in socioeconomic disadvantage has been conceptualised as a chronic stressor, although this contradicts evidence from studies using hair cortisol and cortisone measure of hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)