Open AccessLongitudinal Analysis of Psychosocial Stressors and Body Mass Index in Middle-Aged and Older Adults in the United States
Author(s) -
Adolfo G. Cuevas,
Siobhan Greatorex-Voith,
Shervin Assari,
Natalie Slopen,
Christina D. Economos
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology. series b, psychological sciences and social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbaa142
Subject(s) - stressor , body mass index , psychosocial , overweight , demography , gerontology , medicine , longitudinal study , obesity , young adult , affect (linguistics) , cross sectional study , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , communication , pathology , sociology
Psychosocial stress may be a risk factor for obesity and overweight in middle-aged and older adults. However, research on psychosocial stress and excess body weight has typically been cross-sectional and focused on single stressors.