Brain structural correlates of upward social mobility in ethnic minority individuals.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Perigenual anterior cingulate cortex (pACC) is a neural convergence site for social stress-related risk factors for mental health, including ethnic minority status. Current social status, a strong predictor of mental and somatic health, has been related to gray matter volume in this region, but the effects of social mobility over the lifespan are unknown and may differ in minorities. Recent studies suggest a diminished health return of upward social mobility for ethnic minority individuals, potentially due to sustained stress-associated experiences and subsequent activation of the neural stress response system.

Methods

To address this issue, we studied an ethnic minority sample with strong upward social mobility. In a cross-sectional design, we examined 64 young adul

SUBMITTER: Schweiger JI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9477908 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature