Determinants of Chronic Biological Stress, Measured as Hair Cortisol Concentration, in a General Population of Adolescents: From Individual and Household Characteristics to Neighborhood Urbanicity

• Main Authors: Veerle J. Verheyen (Author), Sylvie Remy (Author), Eva Govarts (Author), Ann Colles (Author), Gudrun Koppen (Author), Laura Rodriguez Martin (Author), Flemming Nielsen (Author), Liesbeth Bruckers (Author), Esmée M. Bijnens (Author), Stijn Vos (Author), Bert Morrens (Author), Dries Coertjens (Author), Ilse Loots (Author), Annelies De Decker (Author), Carmen Franken (Author), Elly Den Hond (Author), Vera Nelen (Author), Stefaan De Henauw (Author), Adrian Covaci (Author), Nicolas Van Larebeke (Author), Caroline Teughels (Author), Tim S. Nawrot (Author), Greet Schoeters (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chronic biological stress may adversely affect adolescents' physical and mental health, but insight in the personal and environmental factors that determine chronic stress is limited. We measured 3-month cumulative hair cortisol concentration (HCC) in 419 adolescents, participating in the Flemi...