The Role of Social Relations in Health Promotion
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In considering new paradigms for the prevention and treatment of disease and disability, we need to incorporate ways to promote social support and develop family and community strengths and abilities into our interventions. There is now a substantial body of evidence that indicates that the extent to which social relationships are strong and supportive is related to the health of individuals who live within such social contexts. A review of population-based research on mortality risk over the last 20 years indicates that people who are isolated are at increased mortality risk from a number of causes. More recent studies indicate that social support is particularly related to survival postmyocardial infarction. The pathways that lead from such socioenvironmental exposures to poor health outcomes are likely to be multiple and include behavioral mechanisms and more direct physiologic pathways related to neuroendocrine or immunologic function. For social support to be health promoting, it must provide both a sense of belonging and intimacy and must help people to be more competent and self-efficacious. Acknowledging that health promotion rests on the shoulders not only of individuals but also of their families and communities means that we must commit resources over the next decade to designing, testing, and implementing interventions in this area.
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A Short Social Support Measure for Patients Recovering From Myocardial Infarction
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“” On the other hand, when people have strong and supportive social relationships, they are significantly healthier.(91,92) According to Berkman, social support enhances health by meeting basic human needs for companionship, intimacy, and reassurance of a person’s own self-worth.”
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“The present findings may therefore be pertinent to the growing evidence of the importance of social support as a moderator of the relationship between life stress and physical disease (39, 40).”
BackgroundGrewen, K. M., Girdler, S. S., Amico, J., & Light, K. C. (2005) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/01.psy.0000170341.88395.47 · Cited by 513 · see citing works
“Based on longitudinal data, Berkman asserted that for social support to have the greatest health benefits, it must engender feelings of intimacy and belonging (3).”
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Interpersonal Flourishing: A Positive Health Agenda for the New Millennium
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“Berkman (1995) emphasized that for social support to be health promoting, it must provide a sense of belonging and intimacy, and help individuals to be more competent and efficacious.”
BackgroundEng, P. M., Rimm, E. B., Fitzmaurice, G., & Kawachi, I. (2002) · American Journal of Epidemiology · doi:10.1093/aje/155.8.700 · Cited by 492 · see citing works
“Theoretically, social relationships may affect health through behavioral and/or physiologic pathways (17).”
BackgroundHolt-Lunstad, J., Birmingham, W. A., & Light, K. C. (2008) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/psy.0b013e318187aef7 · Cited by 473 · see citing works
“(3)Similarly, analyses using a change score (change from week 1 to week 4 salivary OT) were significantly higher among the intervention group than the control group when controlling for week 1 salivary OT (F(1,31) 9.”
BackgroundMethodLight, K. C., Grewen, K. M., & Amico, J. A. (2005) · Biological Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2004.11.002 · Cited by 470 · see citing works
“Emotional support from a spouse or long-term partner is related to lower risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality (Berkman, 1995; Knox and Uvnas-Moberg, 1998; Kiecolt-Glaser and Newton, 2001; Tower et al., 2002).”
BackgroundAssociations of social networks with cancer mortality: a meta-analysis
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“[3] Berkman LF.”
BackgroundMeasuring Social Isolation Among Older Adults Using Multiple Indicators From the NSHAP Study
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“However, social participation declines as a result of the ‘normal’ aging process [34, 35] and, when limited, has been shown to be associated with mortality [36] and morbidity [37].”
BackgroundRelationship of activity and social support to the functional health of older adults
Everard, K. M., Lach, H. W., Fisher, E. B., & Baum, M. C. (2000) · The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences · doi:10.1093/geronb/55.4.s208 · Cited by 437 · see citing works
“Berkman (1995) suggested that for support to promote health it must provide a sense of intimacy, which emotional support provides.”
BackgroundHealth, community and development: towards a social psychology of participation
Campbell, C., & Jovchelovitch, S. (2000) · Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology · doi:10.1002/1099-1298(200007/08)10:4 · Cited by 424 · see citing works
[Spanish adaptation of the Psychological Well-Being Scales (PWBS)].
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“In addition, the sample was composed exclusively of patients with CAD, and our results may not generalize to other patient samples and cannot be applied to questions about disease onset.”
BackgroundInfluentialPrognostic importance of marital quality for survival of congestive heart failure.
Coyne, J. C., Rohrbaugh, M. J., Shoham, V., Sonnega, J. S., Nicklas, J. M., & Cranford, J. A. (2001) · The American Journal of Cardiology · doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(01)01731-3 · Cited by 388 · see citing works
Social Isolation Kills, But How and Why?
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“Social isolation has been shown repeatedly to prospectively predict mortality and serious morbidity both in general population samples (2) and in individuals with established morbidity (3, 4), especially coronary heart disease (1).”
BackgroundSocial support and coronary heart disease: epidemiologic evidence and implications for treatment
Lett, H. S., Blumenthal, J. A., Babyak, M. A., Strauman, T. J., Robins, C., & Sherwood, A. (2005) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/01.psy.0000188393.73571.0a · Cited by 377 · see citing works
“but not structural support, is related to CHD progression (3,16,56).”
BackgroundResultInfluentialCan We Improve Our Physical Health by Altering Our Social Networks?
Cohen, S., & Janicki‐Deverts, D. (2009) · Perspectives on Psychological Science · doi:10.1111/j.1745-6924.2009.01141.x · Cited by 372 · see citing works
“Prospective community studies indicate that those with more types of relationships—for example, being married; having close family members, friends, and neighbors; and belonging to social, political and religious groups—live longer (reviewed by Berkman, 1995; Berkman & Glass, 2000; Seeman, 1996).”
BackgroundDoes the state you live in make a difference? Multilevel analysis of self-rated health in the US
Subramanian, S. V., Kawachi, I. I., & Kennedy, B. P. (2001) · Social Science & Medicine · doi:10.1016/s0277-9536(00)00309-9 · Cited by 369 · see citing works
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“Social isolation is consistently related to a negative impact on health and well-being [2, 4–6], and there is growing evidence of the effects of social isolation in older people [1, 7, 8].”
BackgroundSmith, T. W., & Ruiz, J. M. (2002) · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1037//0022-006x.70.3.548 · Cited by 362 · see citing works
“Social Isolation and Conflict Decades of research has indicated that social isolation and low levels of perceived social support confer increased risk of CHD (for reviews, see Berkman, 1995; Hazuda, 1994; Orth-Gomer, 1994).”
BackgroundSituational versus chronic loneliness as risk factors for all-cause mortality
Shiovitz‐Ezra, S., & Ayalon, L. (2009) · International Psychogeriatrics · doi:10.1017/s1041610209991426 · Cited by 358 · see citing works
“Although social isolation and low social support have consistently been associated with increased morbidity and mortality (House et al., 1988; Berkman, 1995), it has been argued recently that many of the studies linking social relationships with health have focused mainly on objective quantitative…”
BackgroundEtiology of Depression: Genetic and Environmental Factors
Saveanu, R. V., & Nemeroff, C. B. (2012) · Psychiatric Clinics of North America · doi:10.1016/j.psc.2011.12.001 · Cited by 359 · see citing works
Social Support, Social Networks, Social Cohesion and Health
Berkman, L. F. (2000) · Social Work in Health Care · doi:10.1300/j010v31n02_02 · Cited by 348 · see citing works
“Table 1 shows the results from eight community-based prospective studies and five studies in patient populations (Berkman, 1995).”
BackgroundSelf-citationPrognostic Importance of Emotional Support for Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Krumholz, H. M., Butler, J., Miller, J. B., Vaccarino, V., Williams, C. S., de Leon, C. F. M., Seeman, T. E., Kasl, S. V., & Berkman, L. F. (1998) · Circulation · doi:10.1161/01.cir.97.10.958 · Cited by 343 · see citing works
Self-citationNostalgia as a repository of social connectedness: The role of attachment-related avoidance
Wildschut, T., Sedikides, C., Routledge, C., Arndt, J., & Cordaro, F. (2010) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · doi:10.1037/a0017597 · Cited by 328 · see citing works
“There is a wealth of evidence that strong social bonds are associated with increased psychological and physical health (Berkman, 1995; Sarason et al., 1997).”
BackgroundSocial isolation in older adults: an evolutionary concept analysis
Nicholson Jr., N. R. (2009) · Journal of Advanced Nursing · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04959.x · Cited by 328 · see citing works
The Impact of Pruritus on Quality of Life
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Social Environment Effects on Health and Aging
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Having a Lot of a Good Thing: Multiple Important Group Memberships as a Source of Self-Esteem
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“A large body of work shows that people with more social group memberships have better psychological well-being, are healthier and live longer than those who belong to fewer social groups [1,2,3,4,5,6].”
BackgroundNavigating the Doctoral Experience: The Role of Social Support in Successful Degree Completion
Jairam, D., & Kahl, D. H. (2012) · International journal of doctoral studies · doi:10.28945/1700 · Cited by 318 · see citing works
“Generally, individuals who receive more frequent and stronger social support have less stress, less physical and psychological problems, and lower mortality rates than those with less frequent and weaker social support (Berkman 1995; Jackson, 1992; Reblin & Uchino, 2008; Stachour, 1998).”
BackgroundSocial support and resilience to stress across the life span: A neurobiologic framework
Ozbay, F., Fitterling, H., Charney, D., & Southwick, S. (2008) · Current Psychiatry Reports · doi:10.1007/s11920-008-0049-7 · Cited by 303 · see citing works
The emotional meaning of instrumental social support.
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“Social support and social networks also are associated with health outcomes in elderly persons, including a lower risk of mortality, cardiovascular disease, cancer mortality, and functional decline (for reviews, see Berkman, 1995; Seeman, 1996; Thoits, 1995).”
BackgroundSelf-citationGreaves, C. J., & Farbus, L. (2006) · The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health · doi:10.1177/1466424006064303 · Cited by 284 · see citing works
The Social Ecology of Health: Leverage Points and Linkages
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Understanding social inequalities in health.
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Living Arrangements, Social Integration, and Change in Functional Health Status
Michael, Y. L., Berkman, L. F., Colditz, G. A., & Kawachi, I. I. (2001) · American Journal of Epidemiology · doi:10.1093/aje/153.2.123 · Cited by 271 · see citing works
“It has been proposed that social interaction provides a buffer between general stress (for example, stressful life events) and physical or psychologic health ( 16 ).”
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Moving beyond Poverty: Neighborhood Structure, Social Processes, and Health
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Effective social support: Antecedents and consequences of partner support during pregnancy
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“The potent role that social relationships play in stress processes has become increasingly well understood through research on social support, social networks, and social integration ( Berkman, 1995; House, Landis, & Umberson, 1988; Taylor, in press).”
BackgroundQuality of Marriages in Later Life and Emotional and Social Loneliness
Gierveld, J. D. J., Groenou, M. I. B. V., Hoogendoorn, A. W., & Smit, J. H. (2009) · The Journals of Gerontology Series B · doi:10.1093/geronb/gbn043 · Cited by 258 · see citing works
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Peer rejection, temperament, and cortisol activity in preschoolers
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Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease Patients (ENRICHD): Study design and methods
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de Leon, C. F. M., Glass, T. A., Beckett, L. A., Seeman, T. E., Evans, D. A., & Berkman, L. F. (1999) · The Journals of Gerontology Series B · doi:10.1093/geronb/54b.3.s162 · Cited by 252 · see citing works
“…unclear how a sense of meaning or purpose in life might translate into concrete health benefits, it perhaps serves to enhance what has been called "generalized (host) resistance," a concept which refers to a person's ability to resist or overcome health hazards (Berkman, 1995; House et al., 1988).”
InfluentialSelf-citationCampbell, C. (2000) · Social Science & Medicine · doi:10.1016/s0277-9536(99)00317-2 · Cited by 250 · see citing works
“The likelihood that people will engage in health-promoting behaviours is influenced by the extent to which they feel in control of other aspects of their lives and the extent to which they live in a supportive social environment (Berkman, 1995; Prieur, 1990).”
BackgroundPoor social integration and suicide: Fact or artifact? A case-control study
DUBERSTEIN, P. R., CONWELL, Y., CONNER, K. R., EBERLY, S., EVINGER, J. S., & CAINE, E. D. (2004) · Psychological Medicine · doi:10.1017/s0033291704002600 · Cited by 246 · see citing works
“Fifth, results may have differed had we used an at-risk control sample; low levels of social interaction and lack of religious participation confer risk for all-cause mortality (Berkman, 1995; McCullough et al. 2000), not just suicide.”
ResultDeclining Disability Among The Elderly
Cutler, D. (2001) · Health Affairs · doi:10.1377/hlthaff.20.6.11 · Cited by 243 · see citing works
“Some literature suggests that persons with better social networks become sick less often and recover from illness more rapidly than do persons with poorer ones.(34) Rationales for this effect include the impact of social engagement on cognitive functioning and a reduced susceptibility to stress among those with strong…”
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“In any case, Blaxter and Poland (2002, p. 98) argue that ‘simply to ask whether “people” are trusted, or whether neighbours “usually” look out for each other, may be misleading. Our respondents would answer that there are chosen individuals who are trusted, but groups of others who are not.’ The contexts and objects o…”
InfluentialCounting on Kin: Social Networks, Social Support, and Child Health Status
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Cognitions, coping and social environment predict adjustment to phantom limb pain
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“Much of this research has focused on social support, with both longitudinal and experimental studies supporting a beneficial effect of social support on mortality and on reducing the risk factors of future morbidity and mortality (House et al., 1988; Berkman, 1995).”
The Importance and Impact of Social Support on Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure
Luttik, M. L., Jaarsma, T., Moser, D. K., Sanderman, R., & van Veldhuisen, D. J. (2005) · The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing · doi:10.1097/00005082-200505000-00007 · Cited by 235 · see citing works
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Social Support and Self-Reported Health Status of Older Adults in the United States
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“As suggested in previous research, one’s perception of having adequate emotional support is associated with better self-reported health status in the general population of US community-dwelling older persons.(4) Self-report of perceived low social support is indeed a risk factor for poorer health status for US older p…”
Giordano, G. N., & Lindström, M. (2009) · Social Science & Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.10.044 · Cited by 224 · see citing works
Health-related quality of life and health behaviors by social and emotional support
Strine, T. W., Chapman, D. P., Balluz, L. S., & Mokdad, A. H. (2007) · Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology · doi:10.1007/s00127-007-0277-x · Cited by 218 · see citing works
“Much evidence has accrued that social and emotional support is associated with a reduced risk of mental and physical illness, as well as mortality [1, 4–7, 10, 12, 18, 34, 35, 51, 53, 59, 62, 67], and has suggested that it confers benefits in cardiovascular, endocrine, and immune functioning [52, 65].”
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Uchino, B. N., Holt‐Lunstad, J., Uno, D., & Flinders, J. B. (2001) · Journal of Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.1023/a:1010634902498 · Cited by 215 · see citing works
“The quality and quantity of one’s social relationships have been reliably related to morbidity and mortality (Berkman, 1995; Cohen, 1988; House et al., 1988).”
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Social Support, Physiological Processes, and Health
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“Prospective studies in diverse populations have found that the existence of social networks and interactions with social network members decrease the risk of mortality ( 7-14 ), incidence of cardiovascular disease (6), cancer survival (6), and physical functioning (15-17).”
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“…effective channels of communication, to have reciprocal relationships providing mutual support, and to be influenced by positive social norms, all increasing the likelihood that healthy behaviors, such as abstention from drug use, will be adopted (Berkman, 1995; Kawachi, Kennedy & Glass, 1999).”
BackgroundSocial Relations, Health Behaviors, and Health Outcomes: A Survey and Synthesis
Tay, L., Tan, K., Diener, E., & Gonzalez, E. (2012) · Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being · doi:10.1111/aphw.12000 · Cited by 208 · see citing works
Shall we dance? An exploration of the perceived benefits of dancing on well-being
Murcia, C. Q., Kreutz, G., Clift, S. M., & Bongard, S. (2010) · Arts & Health · doi:10.1080/17533010903488582 · Cited by 203 · see citing works
“Further, there is a substantial body of evidence indicating the relationship between positive social relationships and individual health outcomes (e.g. Berkman, 1995).”
BackgroundChallenges in conceptualizing social support
Vangelisti, A. L. (2009) · Journal of Social and Personal Relationships · doi:10.1177/0265407509105520 · Cited by 203 · see citing works
“Perceived support and the availability of support have been linked to greater physical and mental well-being (Berkman, 1995) and, by implication, to more satisfying interpersonal relationships.”
BackgroundOrsega-Smith, E. M., Payne, L. L., Mowen, A. J., Ho, C.-H., & Godbey, G. C. (2007) · Journal of Leisure Research · doi:10.1080/00222216.2007.11950129 · Cited by 203 · see citing works
Promoting well-being: Time for a paradigm shift in health and human services
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“investigators has also concentrated on the importance of relationships, or what I call relational wellbeing [ 3 ].”
Background
- Authors
- Berkman, L. F.
- Affiliations
- Yale University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Berkman, Lisa F.
- ORCID
- Berkman, Lisa F.
- Venue
- Psychosomatic Medicine
- Published
- 1995
- Volume
- 57
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 245-254
- ISSN
- 0033-3174 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2066047381
- Cited by
- 1,233
- References
- 71
- Citations by year
- 2026: 18 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 36 · 2022: 47 · 2021: 38 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 48 · 2018: 44 · 2017: 37 · 2016: 51 · 2015: 50 · 2014: 59 · 2013: 64 · 2012: 59
- FWCI
- 6.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychosomatic Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (7r01ag011042-03)
- National Institute on Aging (1P60 AG10469-01A1, R01 AG11042-01A1, P60AG010469)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health, psychology, and well-being
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Community Health and Development
- Keywords
- social support, interpersonal relationships, health promotion, social isolation, mortality risk, sense of belonging, self-efficacy, neuroendocrine pathways, behavioral mechanisms, disease prevention
- MeSH terms
- Disease Susceptibility, Health Promotion, Humans, Internal-External Control, Interpersonal Relations, Psychophysiologic Disorders, Risk Factors, Self Concept, Social Support, Health Behavior, Survival Rate
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