Uchino Bert N
Department of Psychology and Health Psychology Program, University of Utah.
J Soc Pers Relat. 2009 Feb 1;26(1):53-62. doi: 10.1177/0265407509105521.
Social support has been reliably related to physical health outcomes. However, an examination of mediators of such links has been slowed by the lack of understanding regarding two complex and related questions: what is social support and what phase of the disease process does it impact? In this paper, I argue for the importance of a lifespan perspective that takes into account distinct antecedent processes and mechanisms that are related to measures of support over time. This view makes clear the need to distinguish measures of perceived and received support and its links to more specific aspects of disease (e.g., acute, chronic, disease incidence). The implications of these theoretical arguments for research on social support and physical health are discussed.
社会支持一直与身体健康状况有着可靠的关联。然而,由于对两个复杂且相关的问题缺乏理解,即什么是社会支持以及它影响疾病过程的哪个阶段,对这种关联的中介因素的研究进展缓慢。在本文中,我主张从毕生发展的视角出发,考虑与不同时期支持测量相关的独特先行过程和机制的重要性。这种观点明确了区分感知到的支持和获得的支持的测量方法及其与疾病更具体方面(如急性、慢性、疾病发病率)之间联系的必要性。本文还讨论了这些理论观点对社会支持与身体健康研究的启示。