Subjective General Health and the Social Regulation of Hypothalamic Activity.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Social support is associated with better health. This association may be partly mediated through the social regulation of adrenomedullary activity related to poor cardiovascular health and glucocorticoid activity known to inhibit immune functioning. These physiological cascades originate in the hypothalamic areas that are involved in the neural response to threat. The aim of the study investigated whether the down regulation, by social support, of hypothalamic responses to threat is associated with better subjective health.

Methods

A diverse community sample of seventy-five individuals, aged 23 to 26 years, were recruited from an ongoing longitudinal study. Participants completed the Short Form Health Survey, a well-validated self-report measure used to assess subj

SUBMITTER: Brown CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5629910 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul/Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature