Department of Psychology and Health Psychology Program, University of Utah, USA.
Soc Sci Med. 2012 Apr;74(7):949-57. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.11.023. Epub 2012 Jan 28.
Contemporary models postulate the importance of psychological mechanisms linking perceived and received social support to physical health outcomes. In this review, we examine studies that directly tested the potential psychological mechanisms responsible for links between social support and health-relevant physiological processes (1980s-2010). Inconsistent with existing theoretical models, no evidence was found that psychological mechanisms such as depression, perceived stress, and other affective processes are directly responsible for links between support and health. We discuss the importance of considering statistical/design issues, emerging conceptual perspectives, and limitations of our existing models for future research aimed at elucidating the psychological mechanisms responsible for links between social support and physical health outcomes.
当代模型假设了将感知到的和接收到的社会支持与身体健康结果联系起来的心理机制的重要性。在这篇综述中，我们考察了直接检验社会支持与健康相关生理过程之间联系的潜在心理机制的研究（20 世纪 80 年代至 2010 年）。与现有理论模型不一致的是，没有证据表明诸如抑郁、感知压力和其他情感过程等心理机制直接负责支持与健康之间的联系。我们讨论了考虑统计/设计问题、新兴概念观点以及我们现有模型的局限性对于未来旨在阐明社会支持与身体健康结果之间联系的心理机制的研究的重要性。
