Daily social interactions, close relationships, and systemic inflammation in two samples: Healthy middle-aged and older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Systemic inflammation is thought to be a biological mediator between social relationship quality and premature mortality. Empirical work has yielded mixed support for an association of social relationship variables with systemic inflammation, perhaps due to methodological limitations. To date, research in this literature has focused on global perceptions of social relationships, with limited attention to the covariance of characteristics of daily social interactions with inflammation. Here, we examine whether daily interactions, as assessed by ecological momentary assessment (EMA), associate with peripheral markers of inflammation among midlife and older adults.

Methods

Global social support and integration were measured using the Interpersonal Support Evaluation L

SUBMITTER: Bajaj A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7526085 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature