NYU Abu Dhabi researchers use hair cortisol test to measure stress levels of families during COVID-19
NYU-TIES Faculty Affiliate, Antje von Suchodoletz and colleagues have used a hair cortisol test to detect the impact of COVID-19 on stress levels in families.
Titled Adrenocortical and psychosocial responses of families in Jordan to the COVID-19 pandemic, the paper used samples from cortisol tests of mothers and children taken in 2019 for a previous study, and compared them with cortisol tests conducted in June 2020. The research found that negative changes to family life predicted greater hair cortisol concentration for children, reflecting their cumulative stress experienced over the first three months of the pandemic.
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