Social connectedness and hair cortisol in community-dwelling older adults

Purpose: Hair cortisol is emerging as a reliable biomarker for measuring retrospective stress hormone levels. Given that social connectedness can buffer psychobiological stress reactivity, increasing attention is being paid to the specific types of social networks associated with the stress response...

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Main Authors: Sung-Ha Lee, Ekaterina Baldina, Eun Lee, Yoosik Youm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666497621000278