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Social support, social integration, and inflammatory cytokines: a meta-analysis
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OBJECTIVE: Social support and social integration have been linked to lower rates of morbidity and mortality. However, the biological mechanisms responsible for such links need greater attention to advance theory and unique intervention opportunities. The main aim of this article was to conduct a meta-analytic review of the association between social support-social integration and inflammatory cytokines (e.g., interleukin-6, C-reactive protein) and test several proposed moderators from prior qualitative reviews. METHOD: . The review identified 41 studies with a total of 73,037 participants. RESULTS: The omnibus meta-analysis showed that social support-social integration were significantly related to lower levels of inflammation (Zr = -.073). These results were not moderated by the operationalization of social relationships or the type of population, cytokine, and design. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that inflammation is at least one important biological mechanism linking social support and social integration to the development and course of disease. Future work should continue to build on this review and address next-generation questions regarding antecedent processes, mechanisms, and other potential moderators. (PsycINFO Database Record
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“Such inflammation is a potent driver of diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancers, and diabetes (Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration, 2010; Kiecolt-Glaser et al., 2010; Uchino et al., 2018; Zhou et al., 2012).”
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“Emerging research indicates that social integration and related social processes (e.g., social support, quality of social interactions) are reliably associated with lower levels of IL-6 and CRP (see Uchino et al., 2018 for a meta-analysis).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Uchino, B. N., Trettevik, R., Kent de Grey, R. G., Cronan, S., Hogan, J., & Baucom, B. R. W.
- Venue
- Health Psychology
- Published
- 2018-05
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 462-471
- ISSN
- 0278-6133 (ISSN-L)
- 1930-7810
- OpenAlex
- W2792810717
- Semantic Scholar
- 7d168fbdd00e3ec2efcb8e68133c1428db3bbd0f
- Cited by
- 320
- References
- 81
- Citations by year
- 2026: 37 · 2025: 45 · 2024: 48 · 2023: 46 · 2022: 43 · 2021: 47 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 26 · 2018: 3
- FWCI
- 26.66
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Biological Psychiatry › Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Keywords
- social support, social integration, inflammatory cytokines, inflammation, interleukin-6, C-reactive protein, biological mechanisms, interpersonal relationships, health outcomes
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Inflammation, Social Support, Cytokines
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