慢性压力,社会支持和中年症状. 有没有缓冲效应?
Peteneinuo Rulu1, Elizabeth R Bertone-Johnson2, Jason Kamilar1
1Department of Anthropology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.
American journal of biological anthropology
|April 16, 2024
概括
在印度,经历较高压力 (皮质醇水平) 的中年女性报告了更多的症状. 家庭支持与较少的症状有关,这强调了家庭关系在中年期间对福祉的重要性.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 中年是显著生理和心理变化的时期.
- 压力和社会支持被认为是影响健康结果的关键因素.
- 了解压力,社会支持和中年症状之间的相互作用对于有针对性的干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查中年妇女的压力,社会支持和症状严重程度之间的关联.
- 为了确定社会支持是否缓冲压力对中年症状的负面影响.
- 探索特定的症状集群,包括情绪不稳定,血管体症状,情绪障碍和疼痛.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及印度纳加兰州119名40-55岁女性的横截面研究.
- 利用中年症状的问卷,感知压力尺度和感知社会支持的多维尺度.
- 通过指甲皮质醇水平测量慢性压力,并使用因子分析来识别症状集群.
主要成果:
- 较高的皮质醇水平与增加的情绪不稳定性,血管体症状和整体中年症状显著相关.
- 家庭支持与情绪不稳定和中年症状有显著的负面关联.
- 在配偶或朋友的支持和测量症状之间没有发现显著的关联,尽管在配偶的支持,压力和血管体症状之间注意到了相互作用.
结论:
- 皮质醇水平和家庭支持独立地预测中年妇女的症状严重程度.
- 家庭支持在减轻日常压力因素对中年妇女健康的影响方面发挥着关键作用.
- 调查结果强调了强大的家庭关系对在纳加兰的中年挑战中度过的妇女的保护作用.
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