The effect of social support and physical touch on cardiovascular reactions to mental stress
| Autor: | Kevin T. Larkin, Jennifer L. Edens, Jennifer L. Abel |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Adult
media_common.quotation_subject Blood Pressure Social Environment Developmental psychology Arousal Interpersonal relationship Social support Heart Rate Heart rate Humans Interpersonal Relations Problem Solving media_common Social Support Social environment Self Concept Social relation Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Blood pressure Touch Female Aptitude Psychology Psychomotor Performance Stress Psychological |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 36:371-381 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3999 |
| Popis: | To examine the effects of social support on cardiovascular reactions to behavioral stress, the present study tested the relative contribution of three elements of social support: the presence of another person in the laboratory; the presence of a person considered to be a friend; and physical touch. Sixty undergraduate females were assigned to one of the following groups: alone (A); friend present-touch (FT); friend present-no touch (FNT); stranger present-touch (ST); and stranger present-no touch (SNT). Heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) measures were obtained across baseline phases and during presentation of two behavioral challenges (mental arithmetic, mirror-tracing). The findings suggest that neither the presence of a stranger nor physical touch are related to attenuated cardiovascular reactions to stress; rather, if the extent of cardiovascular reactivity is related to social support, the presence of a friend may be the important mediating variable. |
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