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Types of stressors that increase susceptibility to the common cold in healthy adults.

Cohen, Sheldon, Frank, Ellen, Doyle, William J., Skoner, David P., Rabin, Bruce S., Gwaltney, Jack M.·1998·Health Psychology
DOI 10.1037/0278-6133.17.3.214
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Two-hundred seventy-six volunteers completed a life stressor interview and psychological questionnaires and provided blood and urine samples. They were then inoculated with common cold viruses and monitored for the onset of disease. Although severe acute stressful life events (less than 1 month long) were not associated with developing colds, severe chronic stressors (1 month or longer) were associated with a substantial increase in risk of disease. This relation was attributable primarily to under- or unemployment and to enduring interpersonal difficulties with family or friends. The association between chronic stressors and susceptibility to colds could not be fully explained by differences among stressed and nonstressed persons in social network characteristics, personality, health practices, or prechallenge endocrine or immune measures.

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  • Chronic stress is associated with increased susceptibility to developing a common cold among persons experimentally exposed to an upper respiratory virus.

    “A series of studies have shown that chronic stress is associated with increased susceptibility to developing a common cold among persons experimentally exposed to an upper respiratory virus (e.g., refs.[14][15][16][17].”

    From Chronic stress, glucocorticoid receptor resistance, inflammation, and disease risk (2012) · cites this paper as [15]

  • Attempts to identify behavioral pathways linking stress to cold susceptibility have not been especially successful.

    “Although attempts to identify behavioral pathways linking stress to cold susceptibility have not been especially successful (14,15)”

    From Chronic stress, glucocorticoid receptor resistance, inflammation, and disease risk (2012) · cites this paper as [15]

  • Cortisol levels based on 24-h urine and waking diurnal assessments in saliva do not play a part in the process linking stress to cold susceptibility.

    “However, cortisol levels based on 24-h urine (15) and waking diurnal assessments in saliva (19,20) do not play a part in this process.”

    From Chronic stress, glucocorticoid receptor resistance, inflammation, and disease risk (2012) · cites this paper as [15]

  • In study 1, exposure to a recent major stressful life event was associated with an increased risk for developing a cold following exposure to RV (OR = 1.99, CI = 1.04, 3.08).

    “in a multiple logistic regression, exposure to a recent major stressful life event was associated with an increased risk for developing a cold following exposure to RV (OR = 1.99,CI = 1.04, 3.08).”

    From Chronic stress, glucocorticoid receptor resistance, inflammation, and disease risk (2012) · cites this paper as [15]

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Authors
Cohen, S., Frank, E., Doyle, W. J., Skoner, D. P., Rabin, B. S., & Gwaltney, J. M.
ORCID
Venue
Health Psychology
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
1998
Volume
17
Issue
3
Pages
214-223
ISSN
  • 0278-6133 (ISSN-L)
  • 1930-7810
DOI
10.1037/0278-6133.17.3.214
OpenAlex
W4231424071
Cited by
388
References
0
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FWCI
5.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • KiltHub Repository (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Respiratory viral infections research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response
Keywords
common cold, chronic stress, life events, infection susceptibility, underemployment, unemployment, interpersonal problems, social networks, immune function, psychological stress, viral inoculation

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