Why the study?
Does social support moderate age-related changes in cardiovascular functioning in individuals exposed to a chronic stressor?
Does social support moderate age-related changes in cardiovascular functioning in individuals exposed to a chronic stressor?
Social support can moderate age-related changes in cardiovascular functioning, particularly in individuals exposed to chronic stress.
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Social support may moderate age-related CV reactivity in stressed caregivers; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Uchino et al. (1992) studied this question.
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