Examining the Influence of Discrimination and Minoritized Identities on Cortisol Reactivity to a Trier Social Stress Induction

This study tested the influence of discrimination and minoritized identity on cortisol reactivity in 150 emerging adults who completed a Trier Social Stress Test. Multilevel growth curve modeling indicated that as the number of minoritized identities increased, self-reported discrimination became increasingly associated with blunted cortisol reactivity to lab-based stress.