Open AccessDepression, perceived social control, and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function in African-American adults.
Author(s) -
Ezemenari M. Obasi,
Tzu-An Chen,
Lucia Cavanagh,
Bozena Smith,
Kristin Wilborn,
Lorna H. McNeill,
Lorraine R. Reitzel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
health psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.548
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1930-7810
pISSN - 0278-6133
DOI - 10.1037/hea0000812
Subject(s) - cortisol awakening response , psychology , psycinfo , depression (economics) , social support , clinical psychology , multilevel model , social isolation , affect (linguistics) , ethnic group , social stress , social determinants of health , hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis , health equity , public health , developmental psychology , medicine , psychiatry , hydrocortisone , endocrinology , medline , social psychology , macroeconomics , hormone , economics , anthropology , law , sociology , computer science , communication , machine learning , political science , nursing
Social determinants may negatively affect health via Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis dysfunction. The potential contribution of social determinants and related factors to HPA-axis functioning is important to study among African American adults, who are more likely to experience societal inequities and health disparities relative to other racial/ethnic groups. This study examined the relationship between depressive symptoms and perceived social control on HPA-axis functioning among African American adults.