Associations of weight stigma with cortisol and oxidative stress independent of adiposity

Health Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 862-867

  Janet Tomiyama, A ^a   Epel, Elissa S ^b   McClatchey, Trissa M ^c   Poelke, Gina ^b   Kemeny, Margaret E ^b   McCoy, Shannon K ^d   Daubenmier, Jennifer ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Cortisol awakening response; Obesity; Oxidative stress; Social stigma; Stress; Weight stigma

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; ISOPROSTANE DERIVATIVE;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; OBESITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RISK FACTOR; STIGMA; STRESS; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADIPOSITY; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; STEREOTYPING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904962202     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000107     Document Type: Article

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