Diminished cardiovascular stress reactivity is associated with lower levels of social participation

John‐Henderson, Neha A.; Counts, Cory J.; Sanders, Courtney S.; Ginty, Annie T.

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.01.005

Cited by 11 publications

(14 citation statements)

References 43 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Allostatic load is the cumulative strain on physical, endocrine, metabolic, immune, and/or cardiorespiratory functions described originally by McEwen and others (see, e.g., Ref. (62)), which can result in disturbed stress regulation, and eventually clinical disease (69). Different patterns of allostatic load have been proposed including repeated physiological stress responses, lack of adaptation to repeated stress, prolonged responses, and inadequate responses (70).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In response to five behavioral stressors, among the men, Black men showed higher total peripheral resistance but White men had higher heart rate and cardiac output increases; in women, these racial group differences were similar but not evident for all tasks (58), underlining the impact of task perception in influencing group differences. Other ethnic group differences in reactivity have also been documented; for example, Asian Americans showed lower SBP reactivity to stress tasks than did Whites (61), and American Indian adults have lower heart rate and cortisol reactivity to stress than did Whites (62). Such racial group differences have been attributed to genetics determining not only differences in physiological function but also important sociocultural group differences (e.g., in task perceptions or psychological resources) (63).…”

Section: Patterns Of Reactivity Across Subgroups Of the Populationmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Cardiovascular Stress Reactivity and Health: Recent Questions and Future Directions

et al. 2021

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective: High cardiovascular reactions to psychological stress are associated with the development of hypertension, systemic atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular disease. However, it has become apparent that low biological stress reactivity also may have serious consequences for health, although less is known about the mechanisms of this. The objectives of this narrative review and opinion article are to summarize and consider where we are now in terms of the usefulness of the reactivity hypothesis and reactivity research, given that both ends of the reactivity spectrum seem to be associated with poor health, and to address some of the key criticisms and future challenges for the research area. Methods: This review is authored by the members of a panel discussion held at the American Psychosomatic Society meeting in 2019, which included questions such as the following: How do we measure high and low reactivity? Can high reactivity ever indicate better health? Does low or blunted reactivity simply reflect less effort on task challenges? Where does low reactivity originate from, and what is a low reactor? Results: Cardiovascular (and cortisol) stress reactivity are used as a model to demonstrate an increased understanding of the different individual pathways from stress responses to health/disease and show the challenges of how to understand and best use the reconstruction of the long-standing reactivity hypothesis given recent data. Conclusions: This discussion elucidates the gaps in knowledge and key research issues that still remain to be addressed in this field, and that systematic reviews and meta-analyses continue to be required.

show abstract

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Patterns Of Reactivity Across Subgroups Of the Populationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cardiovascular Stress Reactivity and Health: Recent Questions and Future Directions

et al. 2021

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Second, individuals who have access to network members leading healthy lifestyles may turn to them for information that reinforces positive health behaviours (Giurgescu et al, 2006;Morandini et al, 2015). Surprisingly, social participation, which reflects the frequency with which individuals participate in social events (John-Henderson et al, 2019), was found to be associated with an increase in uncertainty stress among the residents. This rather contradictory result may be because a high level of social participation can be accompanied by a low level of trust, which may cause insecurity and anxiety, especially in a disordered society (Johnell et al, 2006).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Perceived uncertainty stress and its predictors among residents in China during the COVID-19 pandemic

Wang

Gao

Miu

et al. 2021

Psychology, Health & Medicine

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The prevalence of and risk factors for uncertainty stress among residents during the COVID-19 pandemic remain unclear. An online cross-sectional survey was conducted to explore and identify the risk factors for high perceived uncertainty stress among the general public in China during the COVID-19 outbreak. Information about the respondents' socioeconomic characteristics, knowledge of and attitudes towards COVID-19, perceived uncertainty stress, social capital, anxiety, and depressive symptoms was collected and analysed. Among the 1205 respondents, 45.3% (546) reported a high level of uncertainty stress. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that anxiety (β=3.871,P<0.001) and depression symptoms (β=2.458, P<0.001), family residence (in towns or rural areas) (β=0.947, P<0.001), lack of support for local epidemic control strategies (β=1.253, P<0.001), worry about the pandemic (β=1.191, P<0.001), and symptoms of weakness among family members (β=1.525, P=0.002) were positively associated with perceived uncertainty stress. Cognitive social capital (β=-0.883, P<0.001) and social networks (β=-0.726, P<0.001) were negatively, but social participation (β=0.714, P<0.001) was positively associated with perceived uncertainty stress. Our findings identify factors associated with a higher level of uncertainty stress and should be helpful in the consideration of effective policies and interventions for uncertainty stress during the initial phases of public health emergencies.

show abstract

“…Several critics have argued that the social assets generated by social networks are not always acceptable to the community [ 88 ] or its members [ 89 ]. Sometimes, coerced social capital might be harmful [ 90 ], and several studies have described that high social capital leads to high levels of psychological distress [ 91 ] and poor psychological health [ 92 , 93 ]. As high social capital carries the burden of considering and caring for other people’s problems, it has not only a positive aspect, but also a great burden and liability [ 29 ].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The buffering effect of social capital for daily mental stress in an unequal society: a lesson from Seoul

Kang

Lee²,

Koo

2023

Int J Equity Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study attempted to illustrate whether mental health deterioration could be alleviated by high social capital in an environment with high economic inequality. Daily mental stress was employed as a mental health factor when analyzing the association with economic inequality in the Seoul Survey data. Regarding social capital, community trust and altruism were included as cognitive dimensions, and participation and cooperation were included as structural dimensions in each model. The first finding showed a significantly positive relationship between economic inequality and daily stress, meaning that, like other mental health problems, daily mental stress is also high in regions with high economic inequality. Second, the slope of the daily stress increased in respondents with high social trust and participation was alleviated in an economically unequal environment. This indicates that social trust and participation have a buffering effect by moderating the slope of daily stress in societies with high inequality. Third, the buffering effect differs depending on the social capital factor. The buffering effect of trust and participation showed in an unequal environment, while the buffering effect of cooperation showed regardless of the unequal environment. In summary, social capital factors showed the effect of relieving daily mental stress in the relationship with economic inequality. Also, the buffering effect of social capital on mental health may show different aspects for each element.

show abstract

Diminished cardiovascular stress reactivity is associated with lower levels of social participation

Cited by 11 publications

References 43 publications

Cardiovascular Stress Reactivity and Health: Recent Questions and Future Directions

Cardiovascular Stress Reactivity and Health: Recent Questions and Future Directions

Perceived uncertainty stress and its predictors among residents in China during the COVID-19 pandemic

The buffering effect of social capital for daily mental stress in an unequal society: a lesson from Seoul

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About