Chronic psychosocial stress
Chronic psychosocial stress has been studied in 5 papers since 2022: 1 observational study in people, 4 reviews; 2 in the past year. The newest paper, Sep 3, 2026: “ACCELERATED BIOLOGICAL AGING: ENVIRONMENTAL, LIFESTYLE, AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF EPIGENETIC AGE ACCELERATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW”.
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See all 5 papers on chronic psychosocial stress
At a glance
The findings reach people, from one lab or study. 1 lab in 1 country.
“GDF15 was also higher in participants exposed to chronic psychosocial stressors, including lower educational attainment, lower family income, and higher job strain”
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funders: Baszucki Brain Research Fund and 8 more
- Humans1
What did studies of chronic psychosocial stress find?
2Studies of chronic psychosocial stress measured 2 outcomes: telomere length and biological age.
Telomere length
downin humans1
1 study
Telomere length
downin humans1
Chronic psychosocial stress decreases telomere length in humans.
“chronic psychosocial stress states that measurably shorten telomeres”
Review
The Bio-Social Pathology of Modern Urban Life: Loneliness, Social Isolation and Telomere Shortening
International Journal of Social Science and Human Research
Biological age
upin reviews1
1 study
Biological age
upin reviews1
Chronic psychosocial stress increases biological age (chronic adverse conditions).
“associated with an increased risk of early onset of age-related disease and, recently, with an older biological age”
Reviewchronic adverse conditions
Stress-induced biological aging: A review and guide for research priorities
Brain, behavior, and immunity
What is chronic psychosocial stress linked with?
2Studies link chronic psychosocial stress with 2 measures: GDF-15 and mortality.
GDF-15
upin humans1
1 study
GDF-15
upin humans1
Chronic psychosocial stress is associated with GDF-15 in humans.
“GDF15 was also higher in participants exposed to chronic psychosocial stressors, including lower educational attainment, lower family income, and higher job strain”
Humansplasma
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biologyPreprint
Mortality
upin reviews1
1 study
Mortality
upin reviews1
Chronic psychosocial stress raises the risk of mortality.
“Chronic psychosocial stress increases disease risk and mortality, but the underlying mechanisms remain largely unclear.”
Review
The energetic cost of allostasis and allostatic load
Psychoneuroendocrinology