Open AccessSocial Integration and Diurnal Cortisol Decline: The Role of Psychosocial and Behavioral Pathways
Author(s) -
Kristina D. Dickman,
Mark Thomas,
Barbara A. Anderson,
Stephen B. Manuck,
Thomas W. Kamarck
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
psychosomatic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.62
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 1534-7796
pISSN - 0033-3174
DOI - 10.1097/psy.0000000000000825
Subject(s) - psychology , psychosocial , association (psychology) , mood , clinical psychology , personality , affect (linguistics) , social integration , developmental psychology , social psychology , psychiatry , communication , political science , law , psychotherapist
A growing number of studies have associated various measures of social integration, the diversity of social roles in which one participates, with alterations in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) functioning. The pathways through which social integration may be linked to HPA functioning, however, are as yet unknown. The present study examined whether daily social interactions, affective responses, health behaviors, and personality help explain the association between social integration and diurnal cortisol slope.