The Role of Chronic Psychosocial Stress in Explaining Racial Differences in Stress Reactivity and Pain Sensitivity

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 201-212

  Gordon, Jennifer L ^a   Johnson, Jacqueline ^a   Nau, Samantha ^a   Mechlin, Beth ^b   Girdler, Susan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EARLHAM COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; blood pressure; cortisol; norepinephrine; pain sensitivity; social factors; stress reactivity

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANGER MANAGEMENT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INCOME; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NOCICEPTION; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACISM; RELIGION; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; STRESS ASSESSMENT; STRESS REACTIVITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THREAT; TRIER SOCIAL STRESS TEST; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; WORKPLACE; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN THRESHOLD;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN THRESHOLD; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84988734822     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000385     Document Type: Article

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