Key result
Positive social experiences, including social integration and emotional support, were associated with lower allostatic load in younger adults and older men.
Why the study?
Do positive social experiences reduce allostatic load in community-dwelling adults?
Cohort (n=871)
Do positive social experiences reduce allostatic load in community-dwelling adults?
Positive social experiences are associated with lower allostatic load, suggesting a biological pathway through which social support may reduce morbidity and mortality risks.
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May inform targeted stress-reduction strategies in younger adults and older men; leaves open whether social interventions causally lower allostatic load.
Seeman et al. (2002) reported a cohort. Positive social experiences was evaluated on Allostatic load. Positive social experiences, including social integration and emotional support, were associated with lower allostatic load in younger adults and older men.
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