Neighborhood violence, hair cortisol, and perceived stress among Black men living in a large urban city
HCC was significantly higher for Black men residing in neighborhoods with high violence. The study highlights how Black men, particularly those in segregated urban areas, experience disproportionate exposure to social stressors such as neighborhood violence. The study findings demonstrate that multiple social positions compound exposure to systemic inequities, which results in elevated risk of mental and physical health conditions.
Authors
- Sage J. Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8939-5157)
- Alicia K. Matthews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0074-681X)
- Robert A. Winn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5948-9291)
- Evgenia Karayeva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7520-1004)
- Miguel Negrete (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5227-8897)
- Kestutis Bendinskas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0275-520X)
Institutions
- Chicago Department of Public Health (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- State University of New York at Oswego (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychoneuroendocrinology
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2025.107478
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.34