Adult cognitive ability and socioeconomic status as mediators of the effects of childhood disadvantage on salivary cortisol in aging adults

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2127-2139

  Franz, Carol E ^a   Spoon, Kelly ^a   Thompson, Wesley ^a   Hauger, Richard L ^a,b   Hellhammer, Dirk H ^c   Jacobson, Kristen C ^d   Lupien, Sonia ^e   Lyons, Michael J ^f   McCaffery, Jeanne ^g   McKenzie, Ruth ^g   Mendoza, Sally P ^h   Panizzon, Matthew S ^a   Ramundo, Ana ^a   Shahroudi, Afrand ^a   Kremen, William S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AUC cortisol; Childhood disadvantage; Cognitive ability; Cortisol; HPA axis; Longitudinal; Midlife; Socioeconomic status; Stress; VETSA

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LIFE STRESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS;

AUC CORTISOL; CHILDHOOD DISADVANTAGE; COGNITIVE ABILITY; CORTISOL; HPA AXIS; LONGITUDINAL; MIDLIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STRESS; VETSA;

ADULT; AGING; CHILD; COGNITION; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIETNAM CONFLICT; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883876252     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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