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A New Population-Scale Approach for the Study of Psychological Stress in the Transition to Adulthood

A New Population-Scale Approach for the Study of Psychological Stress in the Transition to Adulthood

This project pioneers a new protocol for self-collection of hair samples for large, population representative samples of individuals. Hair will be used to assess cortisol levels (a biomarker for psychological stress) among a large cohort of those experiencing the transition to adulthood. Panel data will be used to establish selection bias in the success of hair collection and cortisol-based measurement of stress.

Collaborators: William G. Axinn, Dirgha J. Ghimire

Funding source: The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NIH)

Funding period: 09/30/2021-08/31/2023