The relationship between social support and physiological processes: A review with emphasis on underlying mechanisms and implications for health.

Uchino, Bert N.; Cacioppo, John T.; Kiecolt‐Glaser, Janice K.

doi:10.1037/0033-2909.119.3.488

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“…Social support has well established connections to a wide array of positive physical and behavioral health outcomes. 22 Using a cell phone to access support networks has been documented among housed youth 12,13,23 and these data suggest that while the life circumstances of homeless youth differ, they are also using their cell phones to access networks which have the potential to provide social support.…”

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Cell Phone Use among Homeless Youth: Potential for New Health Interventions and Research

2011

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Cell phone use has become nearly ubiquitous among adolescents in the United States. Despite the potential for cell phones to facilitate intervention, research, and care for homeless youth, no data exists to date on cell phone use among this population. In 2009, a survey of cell phone use was conducted among a nonprobability sample of 169 homeless youth in Los Angeles, CA. Levels of ownership and use, instrumental uses (connecting to case workers, employers) and patterns of connecting to various network types were assessed (family, home-based peers, streetbased peers). Differences in socio-demographic characteristics and cell phone ownership were assessed via t test and chi-square statistics. Sixty-two percent of homeless youth own a cell phone; 40% have a working phone. Seventeen percent used their phone to call a case manager, 36% to call either a potential or current employer. Fifty-one percent of youth connected with home-based peers on the phone and 41% connected to parents. Cell phones present new opportunities for intervention research, connecting homeless youth to family and home-based peers who can be sources of social support in times of need. Moreover, cell phones provide researchers and providers with new avenues to maintain connections with these highly transient youth.

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Cell Phone Use among Homeless Youth: Potential for New Health Interventions and Research

2011

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“…Moreover, the beneficial effect of social support on cardiovascular health is also well-established (for review see Uchino, Cacioppo, & Kiecolt-Glaser, 1996). Thus, given the nature of association that already exists between these psychosocial factors and the psychological and physiological health of these parents, they are likely candidates to examine in this context.…”

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Social support is associated with blood pressure responses in parents caring for children with developmental disabilities

Gallagher

Whiteley

2012

Research in Developmental Disabilities

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Highlights► Caregiving is associated with high blood pressure in parents.► Caregiving is associated with high stress and low social support in parents.► Social support is associated with blood pressure responses in parents.► The importance of the social support for these families was discussed. AbstractThe present study tested whether parents caring for children with developmental disabilities would have higher blood pressure compared to parents of typically developing children (controls). It also examined the psychosocial factors underlying this observation. Thirty-five parents of children with developmental disability and thirty controls completed standard measures of perceived stress, child challenging behaviours and social support and wore an ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitor throughout the day, for one day. Relative to controls, parents caring for children with developmental disabilities reported poorer psychosocial functioning and had a higher mean systolic BP. Of the psychosocial predictors, only social support was found to be predictive. Moreover, variations in social support accounted for some of the between group differences with the β for parental group attenuated from .42 to .34 in regressionanalyses. It appears that social support may influence blood pressure responses in parental caregivers. Finally, our findings underscore the importance of providing psychosocial interventions to improve the health of family caregivers.

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“…Numerous studies have demonstrated the positive effects of social support on mental (e.g., Hays et al 2001) and physical well-being (e.g., Uchino et al 1996). There are, however, studies that demonstrate no (Knoll et al 2007a) or even negative effects of social support on well-being (e.g., Bolger et al 2000).…”

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Associations between received social support and positive and negative affect: evidence for age differences from a daily-diary study

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Recent evidence suggests negative associations between received social support and emotional well-being. So far, these studies mainly focused on younger adults. Quantity and quality of social support changes with age; therefore, this study investigated whether there are age differences regarding the association between received social support and positive affect (PA) and negative affect (NA). Moreover, it was tested whether these age effects might be due to a differential effectiveness of different sources of support for younger and older individuals. Forty-two individuals (21 younger adults, aged 21-40 and 21 older adults, aged 61-73) completed 30-daily diaries on their received social support, PA/NA and the sources of support provision. Data were analyzed using multilevel modeling. Results indicated age-related differential effects: for younger individuals, received social support was negatively associated with indicators of emotional well-being, whereas these associations were positive for older respondents. Regarding NA, these effects held when testing lagged predictions and controlling for previous-day affect. No age differences emerged regarding the associations between different sources of support and indicators of affect. Conceptual implications of these age-differential findings are discussed.

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The relationship between social support and physiological processes: A review with emphasis on underlying mechanisms and implications for health.

Cited by 2,192 publications

References 261 publications

Cell Phone Use among Homeless Youth: Potential for New Health Interventions and Research

Cell Phone Use among Homeless Youth: Potential for New Health Interventions and Research

Social support is associated with blood pressure responses in parents caring for children with developmental disabilities

Associations between received social support and positive and negative affect: evidence for age differences from a daily-diary study

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