PMID: 16625938Apr 22, 2006Paper

Physiological reactivity to cognitive stressors: variations by age and socioeconomic status

International Journal of Aging & Human Development
Shevaun D NeupertM E Lachman

Abstract

The present study focused on age and SES differences in stress reactivity in response to cognitively challenging tasks. Specifically, we assessed within-person trajectories of cortisol, a steroid hormone released by the adrenal gland in response to stressors, before, during, and after exposure to cognitively challenging tasks. We extend the current literature by simultaneously examining age and SES differences in physiological reactivity. Findings suggest that age and SES both play an important role in reactivity, such that it was the older adults with higher SES who were the most physiologically reactive to cognitive stressors. Implications of these findings for cognitive aging research are discussed.

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