Childhood Socioeconomic Status and Stress in Late Adulthood: A Longitudinal Approach to Measuring Allostatic Load

Objectives: This study examines how the effects of childhood socioeconomic status (SES) may carry on into late adulthood. Methods: We examine how childhood SES affects both perceived stress and allostatic load, which is a cumulative measure of the body’s biologic response to chronic stress. We use t...

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Main Authors: Katelyn Y. Graves PhD, Alexandra C. H. Nowakowski PhD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-11-01
Series:Global Pediatric Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X17744950