Married but lonely. Impact of poor marital quality on diurnal cortisol patterns in older people. Findings from the cross-sectional KORA-Age study.

Conclusion: These findings suggest a differential impact of loneliness on HPA axis dynamics in lonely married men. Our findings highlight the importance to address loneliness even in married people.
PMID: 32166997 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Stress - March 15, 2020 Category: Research Tags: Stress Source Type: research