There is a negative correlation between psychosocial resources and cortisol levels. Reseach has concluded that individuals who have more access to psychosocial resources have greater right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex and less amygdala activity during a threat regulation tasks. 

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Socioeconomic Status (SES) can be used to predict the likelihood that an individual will develop chronic stress. This is because individuals adverse economic experiences often result in repeated encounters with stress.

Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Chronic Stress

Taylor, S. E., Burklund, L. J., Eisenberger, N. I., Lehman, B. J., Hilmert, C. J., & Lieberman, M. D. (2008). Neural bases of moderation of cortisol stress responses by psychosocial resources. Journal of personality and social psychology, 95(1), 197–211. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.95.1.197

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