Social Support as a Moderator of Life Stress

Cobb, Sidney

doi:10.1097/00006842-197609000-00003

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“…One of the benefits of strong social relations is the protection they appear to provide against the adverse consequences of stress (Cobb, 1976). Efforts to examine social buffering of stress in animals, much of it in nonhuman primates, has recently been summarized in a review by Levine (2000).…”

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Rearing Effects on Cerebrospinal Fluid Oxytocin Concentration and Social Buffering in Rhesus Monkeys

Winslow

Noble

Lyons

et al. 2002

Neuropsychopharmacol

297

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Mother-reared (MR) and nursery-reared (NR) male rhesus monkeys exhibit profound and persistent differences in social and emotional behavior. Compared to MR animals, NR monkeys show reduced reciprocal social behaviors and increased agonistic behavior and high levels of stereotypy. Cerebrospinal fluid oxytocin (CSF OT) in NR monkeys was significantly reduced compared to MR monkeys measured at 18, 24, and 36 months of age. Correlations between OT and individual social behavioral profiles measured across rearing conditions also revealed a significant association between OT and the expression of affiliative social behaviors including allogrooming and reciprocal intermale mounting at each age examined. In contrast, CSF vasopressin levels did not differ according to rearing history, but did correlate with fearful behaviors independent of rearing history. Differential rearing was not associated with differences in basal or stressrelated plasma cortisol, although these levels did progressively decline as monkeys matured. MR but not NR monkeys were able to use a social companion to buffer their response to a stressor, but OT levels did not appear to be sensitive to the presence of a social companion in either group. These results are consistent with earlier reports from studies of rodents suggesting an important role for central OT pathways in the development of social affiliation.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rearing Effects on Cerebrospinal Fluid Oxytocin Concentration and Social Buffering in Rhesus Monkeys

Winslow

Noble

Lyons

et al. 2002

Neuropsychopharmacol

297

204

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“…Characterized by behaviours that lead an employee to believe that "she is appreciated and loved, estimated and being part of a network" (Cobb, 1976), workplace social support is found to be positively correlated to organizational commitment (Allen & Meyer, 1990), and to negatively influence turnover and absenteeism (Shore & Wayne, 1993). Employees with a supportive supervisor and near colleagues appear to be more satisfied with their work (Irvine & Evans, 1995), and are more inclined to stay in their job (Karsh, Booske & Saintfort, 2005).…”

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Socio-emotional support in French hospitals: Effects on French nurses' and nurse aides' affective commitment

Ruiller

Heijden

2016

Applied Nursing Research

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In spite of the differences in Human Resource Management (HRM) practices between the non-profit health care sector and business life, the majority of health care sector research appears to be based on the HRM (for Human Resources Management) blueprint for business life staff policy and practice. This study is aimed to better understand the impact of workplace social support in the context of French hospitals. Concrete, the first objective of this article comprises a thorough conceptualization and operationalization of workplace social support (i.e. both professional and personal social support). Data were collected in a French hospital among a sample of 62 respondents (for the qualitative part of our study), and among a sample of 171 health care professionals (nurses and nurse aids) (for the quantitative part of our study). Our outcomes indicate that, especially, personal support given by one's supervisor is strongly and positively related to nurses' and nurse aides' affective commitment. After a discussion about the outcomes, followed by some recommendations for future research, the article concludes with some practical implications for management in hospitals.

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“…Fourth, they are more skilled at coping with life crises that do occur. Fifth, they gamer more social support, which in turn buffers them against illness [68]. Sixth, and most intriguing, they may have more competent immune systems.…”

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Personal control and health promotion

Peterson

Stunkard

1989

Social Science & Medicine

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Abstract-Personalcontrol is an individual's belief about the degree that he or she can bring about good events and avoid bad events. High personal control is associated with intellectual, emotional, behavioral, and physiological vigor in the face of challenging situations and events; low personal control is associated with maladaptive passivity and poor morale. In this paper, we sketch the roots of the personal control concept and propose a composite theory of personal control. Then we apply this composite theory to health promotion, a field defined by a cluster of techniqua without a unifying theory. We believe that the personal control concept can be the cornerstone for a theory of health promotion.

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Social Support as a Moderator of Life Stress

Cited by 5,413 publications

References 34 publications

Rearing Effects on Cerebrospinal Fluid Oxytocin Concentration and Social Buffering in Rhesus Monkeys

Rearing Effects on Cerebrospinal Fluid Oxytocin Concentration and Social Buffering in Rhesus Monkeys

Socio-emotional support in French hospitals: Effects on French nurses' and nurse aides' affective commitment

Personal control and health promotion

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