Study co-authored by EHS professor explores link between stress, pain, and social status
Study co-authored by EHS professor explores link between stress, pain, and social status
Sherrill Sellers, associate dean for undergraduate education, innovation, and technology and professor of family science and social work at ߣߣÊÓƵ University, is a co-author of a new study published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. The research examines how goal-striving stress—a form of chronic stress related to blocked opportunities—affects bodily pain among working-age Black and White adults in Nashville. The study found that low socioeconomic status White adults reported the highest levels of stress and pain, and were the only group where goal-striving stress predicted higher levels of pain. The findings offer new insight into how race, stress, and social position intersect to influence health outcomes and suggest the need for further research and policy attention.
DeAngelis, R.T., Dennis, A.C., Sellers, S.L. et al. . J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2025).
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