Social support and networks: cardiovascular responses following recall on immigration stress among Chinese Americans.

ABSTRACT: Social support has been shown to act as a buffer for cardiovascular responses to stress. However, little is known about how social support and networks are related to cardiovascular responses to immigration stress recall. The current study evaluated the impact of structural and functional support on cardiovascular reaction following immigrant stress recall provocation as well as the moderation effect of interdependent self-construal among first-generation Chinese immigrants. One hundred fifty Chinese immigrants were recruited in the New York Chinatown area. Participants completed questionnaires assessing their levels of social support and networks, and interdependent self-construal. Following adaptation, participants recalled a recent post-immigration stress-provoking situation. Cardiovasc

SUBMITTER: Lee YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4037388 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature