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Title
Discrimination, Social Support, and Cortisol in Low-Income Hispanic Women and Infants
Description
Although discrimination is implicated in ethnic health disparities, social support may buffer against its negative effects on health. This study investigated whether prenatal maternal discrimination and social support would predict postpartum cortisol in low-income Hispanic women and infants. Among infants whose mothers reported high discrimination, low maternal social support was associated with high infant cortisol (ß= -0.293, p= 0.03). This provides evidence for the social buffering hypothesis.
Date Created
2013-05
Contributors
- Jewell, Shannon Linda (Author)
- Luecken, Linda (Thesis director)
- Presson, Clark (Committee member)
- Gonzales, Nancy (Committee member)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
- T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics (Contributor)
- Department of Psychology (Contributor)
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30 pages
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In Copyright
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Academic Year 2012-2013
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.16972
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minimal
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