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Digital Stress Endocrine Disruption

Meaning

Digital Stress Endocrine Disruption is a specific form of hormonal dysregulation resulting from the chronic physiological and psychological stressors inherent in a high-engagement digital lifestyle, encompassing factors like information overload, perpetual availability, and disrupted sleep-wake cycles. This disruption primarily manifests as a perturbation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, leading to altered, often elevated, cortisol and catecholamine secretion patterns. It represents a modern, behaviorally-induced form of chronic stress impacting systemic hormonal balance.