The Stress of War: Listening to Stress Biology in Refugees
In this talk, Savchnya will share findings from the STRONG study (Stress, Trauma, Resilience Of New Generations), in which her team followed 141 Ukrainian refugee women - mothers and grandmothers who arrived in Kraków after February 2022 - measuring hair cortisol concentration as a biomarker of HPA (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal) axis activity alongside self-reported perceived stress and psychological resilience.