Open AccessDaily Social Interactions and HPA Axis Activity Among Midlife and Older Adults
Author(s) -
Courtney A. Polenick,
Kira S. Birditt,
Angela Turkelson,
Emily A. Perbix,
Shreya Salwi,
Steven H. Zarit
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the gerontologist/the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnaa215
Subject(s) - psychology , dehydroepiandrosterone , developmental psychology , dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate , psychological resilience , young adult , clinical psychology , gerontology , demography , physiology , medicine , androgen , hormone , psychotherapist , sociology
Older people experience fewer negative interactions and report less stress in response to interpersonal tensions. Less is known, however, about the implications of daily social interactions for biological stress responses. We evaluated links between daily positive and negative interactions and 2 key biomeasures of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis: salivary cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S). We also considered the moderating effects of age.