Are subordinates always stressed? A comparative analysis of rank differences in cortisol levels among primates.

By David H. Abbott, E. Keverne, Fred B. Bercovitch, C. A. Shively, S. Mendoza, W. Saltzman, C. Snowdon, Toni E. Ziegler, M. Banjevic, T. Garland and 1 more. Hormones and Behavior, 2003

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The ecology of stress: effects of the social environment (2013, background): “…and maintenance of rank, rather than the rank per se, are likely to determine the degree of social stress (and glucocorticoid levels) associated with a particular social status (von Holst 1998; Creel 2001; Goymann et al. 2001, 2003; Abbott et al. 2003; Goymann & Wingfield 2004; Sapolsky 2005).”
Female hierarchy instability, male immigration and infanticide increase glucocorticoid levels in female chacma baboons (2006, background): “…have suggested that the degree to which dominants harass subordinates, the level of social support and the availability of outlets for aggression all influence the magnitude and direction of the relationship between GCs and rank (Abbott et al. 2003; Goymann & Wingfield 2004; Sapolsky 2005).”
Dominance, cortisol and stress in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) (2004, background): “Psychological stressors have generally received more attention in the literature, however (e.g. Abbott et al. 2003 ).”
Modulation of aggressive behaviour by fighting experience: mechanisms and contest outcomes (2005, background): “Variation in status-related corticosteroid levels is probably not random, but rather linked to social system (e.g. Abbott et al., 2003) and so-called allostatic load (e.g. Goymann & Wingfield, 2004).”
Linking Perceived Unfairness to Physical Health: The Perceived Unfairness Model (2006, background): “For example, Abbott et al. (2003) conducted a review of the literature on social rank differences in cortisol levels primates, and found that subordinates produced relatively higher levels of cortisol when they experienced a higher rate of stressors than their dominant counterparts.”
Power Posing (2010, positive): “Power is also linked to the stress hormone cortisol: Power holders show lower basal cortisol levels and lower cortisol reactivity to stressors than powerless people do, and cortisol drops as power is achieved (Abbott et al., 2003; Coe, Mendoza, & Levine, 1979; Sapolsky, Alberts, & Altmann, 1997).”
Correlates of stress in free-ranging male chacma baboons, Papio hamadryas ursinus (2005, background): “1997), while in species with strong kin relationships, subordinance is associated with elevated GCs, possibly due to a lack of social support (Abbott et al. 2003).”
The effect of new alpha males on female stress in free-ranging baboons (2005, background): “…Alberts et al. (1992), who found that the immigration of a highly aggressive, dominant male baboon prompted a sharp increase in serum cortisol levels among adult females, and Abbott et al. (2003), who found that decreased opportunities for social support resulted in higher relative cortisol levels.”
Social Status and Health in Humans and Other Animals (2004, background): “Specifically, the best predictors of elevated basal glucocorticoid levels among subordinate individuals (or low basal levels among dominant individuals) were (a) high rates of harassment by dominant animals and (b) few coping outlets for subordinate animals (Abbott et al. 2003).”
Glucocorticoid-Mediated Phenotypes in Vertebrates : Multilevel Variation and Evolution (2016, background): “…load, see section 1.3) associated with a specific rank (Goymann &Wingfield, 2004; Rubenstein & Shen, 2009), the degree of social support an individual receives (Abbott et al., 2003), rank stability, dominance style, and the exposure to stressors associated with a particular rank (Sapolsky, 2005).”
Evidence that zoo visitors influence HPA activity in spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyii rufiventris) (2005, methodology): “The assay was biologically validated by assessing whether the typical diurnal pattern of cortisol excretion, evident in the plasma of many primate species (Clarke et al., 1996; Saltzman et al., 1998; Gust et al., 2000; Abbott et al., 2003), could be detected in the urine.”