Friedman, Esther M.; Karlamangla, Arun S.; Almeida, David M. - In: Social Science & Medicine 74 (2012) 4, pp. 607-615
circulating levels of cortisol. Frequent and long-lasting activation of the HPA-axis, as occurs in recurrently stressful … environment that could lead to compromised HPA functioning and altered diurnal cortisol rhythms. We use data from two waves (1995 … piecewise growth curve models to investigate relationships between histories of social strain and patterns of diurnal cortisol …