Stigma consciousness modulates cortisol reactivity to social stress in women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10901409 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Matthew Doyle (0000-0002-8010-6870, University of Exeter Exeter UK, corresponding author), Lisa Molix (Tulane University New Orleans Louisiana USA) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 217-224 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0046-2772 • E-ISSN: 1099-0992 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ejsp.2310 |
| PMID | 29755146 |
| OpenAlex | W2617458947 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 42 |
The aim of the current study was to examine whether stigma consciousness shapes cortisol responses to social stress among women in the laboratory. Undergraduate women ( N = 45) completed background measures and then participated in a public speaking task, with assessments of cortisol prior to the stressor as well as 20 and 40 minutes post stressor onset. Results from multilevel models revealed that women higher in stigma consciousness evidenced blunted cortisol reactivity following social stress across the study session compared to women lower in stigma consciousness. This interaction was robust to adjustment for a number of covariates, including demographic (e.g., age), physiological (e.g., menstrual cycle), and psychological (e.g., depressive symptomatology) factors. Potential explanations for observed cortisol patterns are discussed, including hyporeactivity of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis and elevated anticipatory stress. In conclusion, implications for health disparities research are considered
Consciousness · Developmental psychology · Psychiatry · Reactivity (psychology) · Social stress · Stigma (botany) · Stress (linguistics) · Clinical Psychology · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Neuroscience · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology · Stress Responses and Cortisol
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Effects of stress throughout the lifespan on the brain, behaviour and cognition
Intergroup relations and health disparities
Ethnicity- and socio-economic status-related stresses in context
Predicting Behavior During Interracial Interactions
The ‘Trier Social Stress Test’ – A Tool for Investigating Psychobiological Stress Responses in a Laboratory Setting
Verbal Conditioning
Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Using lme4
The CES-D Scale
Social Psychology of Intergroup Relations
Contending with group image
Intergroup Anxiety
Perceiving Discrimination Against One’s Gender Group has Different Implications for Well-Being in Women and Men
Signaling Threat
Stigma as Ego Depletion
You're Just Saying That Because I'm a Woman
Perceived discrimination and health
The Neuroscience of Stigma and Stereotype Threat
A Theoretical Perspective on Coping With Stigma
Stereotype threat spillover
Stigma consciousness
The threat vs. challenge of car parking for women
Stigma on my mind
When the pressure is up
Appraisals of discriminatory events among adult offspring of Indian residential school survivors
Discrimination and the Stress Response
Acute Stressors and Cortisol Responses
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |