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Social Support Can Buffer Against Stress and Shape Brain Activity

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Hostinar, Camelia E., Gunnar, Megan R.·2015·AJOB Neuroscience

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Social support from close relationship partners is an important resource for coping with stress, particularly during childhood. We discuss ethical challenges associated with studying stress and its social buffering in the laboratory, as well as emerging evidence regarding two potential neural substrates for the social buffering of stress: hypothalamic oxytocin activity and activation of areas in the prefrontal cortex associated with effective self-regulation. We also address the role of early-life social experiences in shaping brain development, as well as recommendations for practice and policy that would advance the ethical treatment of children and reduce social inequalities in early-life experiences and opportunities-e.g., investing in programs that prevent child maltreatment and facilitating access to high-quality child care for economically disadvantaged families. We also debate the ethical implications of using oxytocin nasal sprays to simulate the stress-reducing properties of social support and advise waiting for more evidence before recommending their use.

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Authors
Hostinar, C. E., & Gunnar, M. R.
Affiliations
  • Northwestern University (US)
  • University of Minnesota (US)
Corresponding author
Hostinar, Camelia E.
Venue
AJOB Neuroscience
Published
2015-07-03
Volume
6
Issue
3
Pages
34-42
ISSN
  • 2150-7740 (ISSN-L)
  • 2150-7759
OpenAlex
W1779996476
Cited by
131
References
34
Citations by year
2026: 19 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2
FWCI
7.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • AJOB Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (F32HD078048)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Keywords
social support, stress coping, childhood stress, oxytocin, hypothalamus, prefrontal cortex, self-regulation, brain development, research ethics with children, child abuse prevention, childcare access, social inequality

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