Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center · +1 more institution
Abstract
Two decades of research indicate causal associations between social relationships and mortality, but important questions remain as to how social relationships affect health, when effects emerge, and how long they last. Drawing on data from four nationally representative longitudinal samples of the US population, we implemented an innovative life course design to assess the prospective association of both structural and functional dimensions of social relationships (social integration, social support, and social strain) with objectively measured biomarkers of physical health (C-reactive protein, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, waist circumference, and body mass index) within each life stage, including…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 67.89
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 43
Authors
6- YCYang Claire Yang
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
- CBCourtney Boen
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- KGKaren Gerken
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- TLTing Li
Renmin University of China
- KSKristen Schorpp
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Topics & keywords
- Longevity
- Life span
- Span (engineering)
- Psychology
- Gerontology
- Biology
- Evolutionary biology
- Medicine
Funding
- NINational Institutes of HealthAwards: P01 HD31921, HD050924, R24 HD050924, HD007168, T32 HD007168
- UOUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillAwards: T32 HD007168, R24 HD050924
- NINational Institute on AgingAward: K01AG036745
- NINational Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentAwards: HD007168, P01 HD31921, T32 HD007168, R24 HD050924
- CPCarolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillAwards: HD050924, T32 HD007168, R24 HD050924