HPA-axis activity and the moderating effect of self-esteem in the context of intimate partner violence in Cameroon

HPA-axis activity and the moderating effect of self-esteem in the context of intimate partner violence in Cameroon

Background: The experience of intimate partner violence (IPV) is stressful. One objective way to monitor it is to assess victims’ stress response by measuring the concentration of their salivary cortisol, the major stress hormone released by the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis. Objective: We inv...

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Main Authors: Dany Laure Wadji, Claudie Gaillard, Germain Jean Magloire Ketcha Wanda, Chantal Wicky, Naser Morina, Chantal Martin-Soelch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Subjects:
intimate-partner violence
cortisol
aucg
hpa-axis activity
self-esteem
sense of coherence
mother–child dyads
traumatic stress
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1930897

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