Stress, Social Support, and Depression: A Test of the Stress-Buffering Hypothesis in a Mexican Sample

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcela Raffaelli ◽  
Flavia C. D. Andrade ◽  
Angela R. Wiley ◽  
Omar Sanchez-Armass ◽  
Laura L. Edwards ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Stress Buffering ◽  
Buffering Hypothesis

Trauma and Alcohol Use Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Women: An Examination of the Stress-Buffering Hypothesis of Social Support

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen E. H. Johnson ◽  
Shannon M. J. Wilder ◽  
Catherine V. S. Andersen ◽  
Sarah A. Horvath ◽  
Haley M. Kolp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Stress Buffering ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Buffering Hypothesis ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals Testing the stress-buffering hypothesis of social support in couples coping with early-stage dementia

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. e0189849 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Gellert ◽  
Andreas Häusler ◽  
Ralf Suhr ◽  
Maryam Gholami ◽  
Michael Rapp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Stress Buffering ◽  
Buffering Hypothesis ◽  
Couples Coping

Pain, social support and depressive symptoms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: testing the stress-buffering hypothesis

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 931-936 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Brandstetter ◽  
Gertraud Riedelbeck ◽  
Mark Steinmann ◽  
Boris Ehrenstein ◽  
Julika Loss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Stress Buffering ◽  
Buffering Hypothesis

A test of the stress-buffering hypothesis of social support among bariatric surgery patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica Ahlich ◽  
Jordana B. Herr ◽  
Katryna Thomas ◽  
Daniel T. Segarra ◽  
Diana Rancourt
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Bariatric Surgery ◽  
Stress Buffering ◽  
Buffering Hypothesis

scholarly journals Covariation of psychobiological stress regulation with valence and quantity of social interactions in everyday life: disentangling intra- and interindividual sources of variation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Stoffel ◽  
Elvira Abbruzzese ◽  
Stefanie Rahn ◽  
Ulrike Bossmann ◽  
Markus Moessner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Saliva Sample ◽  
Subjective Stress ◽  
Stress Buffering ◽  
Assessment Design ◽  
Buffering Hypothesis ◽  
Ecological Momentary

AbstractWhile the overall effects of social relationships on stress and health have extensively been described, it remains unclear how the experience of social interactions covaries with the activity of psychobiological stress in everyday life. We hypothesized that the valence as well as quantitative characteristics of social interactions in everyday life would attenuate psychobiological stress. Sixty healthy participants provided data for the analyses. Using an ecological momentary assessment design, participants received 6 prompts on their smartphone for 4 days. At each prompt, they reported on social interactions since the last prompt (any occurrence, frequency, duration, quality, and perceived social support), current subjective stress, and provided one saliva sample for the analyses of cortisol (sCort) and alpha-amylase (sAA). Experiencing any contact within days as well as higher daily levels of contact quality and perceived social support were associated with reduced levels of sCort. Furthermore, on a daily level, experiencing at least one contact in-between prompts more often as well as having more contacts on average attenuated the sAA output. Perceived social support and contact quality as well as higher daily contact durations were associated with lower subjective stress. For sCort, daily levels of stress moderated the effects of experiencing any contact within days while daily perceived social support moderated the effects of subjective stress. For sAA, experiencing at least one contact in-between prompts more often on a daily level moderated the effects of subjective stress. There were no between-person effects throughout all analyses. The results show ecologically valid evidence for direct attenuating effects of social interactions on psychobiological stress as well as for the stress-buffering hypothesis in everyday life. Increasing the quantity and improving the valence of social interactions on an intrapersonal level can possibly reduce psychobiological stress and prevent its consequences.

The Impact of Stressful Life Events and Social Support on Drinking among Older Adults: A General Population Survey

1992 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen M. Jennison
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Prolonged Exposure ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Stress Buffering ◽  
The Impact

This article is an analysis of stressful life events, the buffering hypothesis, and alcohol use in a national sample of 1,418 respondents 60 years of age and over. The results indicate that older adults who experience stressful losses are significantly more likely to drink excessively than those who have not experienced such losses or who have experienced them to a lesser extent. Increased drinking among older adults may therefore be a reaction to life circumstances in which alcohol represents an attempt to cope with traumatic loss, personal as well as within the kinship network. Supportive resources of spouse, family, friends, and church appear to have a stress-buffering effects that reduces the excessive-drinking response to life crisis. Data suggest, however, that older persons are vulnerable to the magnitude of losses experienced as they grow older and lose more of their family, friends, and peers. These stressors appear to seriously impact their drinking behavior and are not effectively buffered. Respondents report that drinking may increase during periods of prolonged exposure to emotionally depleting life change and loss, when supportive needs may exceed the capacities of personal and social support resources.

Perceived Social Support and Heart Rate Variability: An Integrative Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 019394592110289
Author(s):  
Madison P. Goodyke ◽  
Patricia E. Hershberger ◽  
Ulf G. Bronas ◽  
Susan L. Dunn
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Stress Response ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Acute Stress ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Included Study ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Stress Buffering

The purpose of this integrative review is to explore and synthesize literature about the relationship between perceived social support and cardiac vagal modulation, measured by heart rate variability (HRV), during phases of an acute stress response to assess this potential relationship underlying the stress-buffering effects of perceived social support. A systematic search of seven databases was conducted, including MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsychINFO, Embase, ProQuest, medRxiv, and clinicaltrials.gov. Eight studies met the inclusion criteria and were systematically synthesized. A quality appraisal was completed for each included study. Majority of studies focused on time and frequency domain measures of HRV thought to reflect parasympathetic modulation of heart rate and identified them as positively associated with perceived social support during rest, stress induction, and recovery from an acute stressor. Results highlight the importance for nurses and other health care professionals to assess patients’ perceived social support, as increased perceived social support may contribute to an adaptive stress response.

scholarly journals Stress-buffering effect of social support on immunity and infectious risk during chemotherapy for breast cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 100186
Author(s):  
Véronique Roy ◽  
Sophie Ruel ◽  
Hans Ivers ◽  
Marie-Hélène Savard ◽  
Jean-Philippe Gouin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Stress Buffering ◽  
Buffering Effect ◽  
Infectious Risk
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