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Birmingham WC, Holt-Lunstad J. Social aggravation: Understanding the complex role of social relationships on stress and health-relevant physiology. Int J Psychophysiol. 2018;131:13-23doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2018.03.023.
Birmingham, W. C., & Holt-Lunstad, J. (2018). Social aggravation: Understanding the complex role of social relationships on stress and health-relevant physiology. International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology, 13113-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2018.03.023
Birmingham, Wendy C, and Holt-Lunstad, Julianne. "Social aggravation: Understanding the complex role of social relationships on stress and health-relevant physiology." International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology vol. 131 (2018): 13-23. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2018.03.023
Birmingham WC, Holt-Lunstad J. Social aggravation: Understanding the complex role of social relationships on stress and health-relevant physiology. Int J Psychophysiol. 2018 Sep;131:13-23. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2018.03.023. Epub 2018 Apr 05. PMID: 29626504.
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Int J Psychophysiol. 2018 Sep;131:13-23. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2018.03.023. Epub 2018 Apr 05.

Social aggravation: Understanding the complex role of social relationships on stress and health-relevant physiology.

International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology

Wendy C Birmingham, Julianne Holt-Lunstad

Affiliations

  1. Brigham Young University, United States. Electronic address: [email protected].
  2. Brigham Young University, United States.

PMID: 29626504 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2018.03.023

Abstract

There is a rich literature on social support and physical health, but research has focused primarily on the protective effects of social relationship. The stress buffering model asserts that relationships may be protective by being a source of support when coping with stress, thereby blunting health relevant physiological responses. Research also indicates relationships can be a source of stress, also influencing health. In other words, the social buffering influence may have a counterpart, a social aggravating influence that has an opposite or opposing effect. Drawing upon existing conceptual models, we expand these to delineate how social relationships may influence stress processes and ultimately health. This review summarizes the existing literature that points to the potential deleterious physiological effects of our relationships when they are sources of stress or exacerbate stress.

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Keywords: Relationships; Social stress; Social support

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