The stress of stigma: Exploring the effect of weight stigma on cortisol reactivity

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 156-162

  Schvey, Natasha A ^a   Puhl, Rebecca M ^a   Brownell, Kelly D ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

salivary cortisol; stress; weight stigma

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FAT PHOBIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD; OBESITY; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SELF REPORT; STIGMA; STRESS;

SALIVARY CORTISOL; STRESS; WEIGHT STIGMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; SALIVA; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THINNESS; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894501199     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000031     Document Type: Article

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