Psychosocial models of the role of social support in the etiology of physical disease.

S Cohen - Health psychology, 1988 - psycnet.apa.org
Although there has been a substantial effort to establish the beneficial effects of social
support on health and well-being, relatively little work has focused on how social support
influences physical health. This article outlines possible mechanisms through which support
systems may influence the etiology of physical disease. I begin by reviewing research on the
relations between social support and morbidity and between social support and mortality. I
distinguish between various conceptualizations of social support used in the existing …

Psychosocial models of the role of social support in the etiology of physical disease.

S Cohen - 2003 - psycnet.apa.org
Although there has been a substantial effort to establish the beneficial effects of social
support on health and well-being, relatively little work has focused on how social support
influences physical health. This article outlines possible mechanisms through which support
systems may influence the etiology of physical disease. I begin by reviewing research on the
relations between social support and morbidity and between social support and mortality. I
distinguish between various conceptualizations of social support used in the existing …
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