Department of Psychology.
Health Psychol. 2019 Jun;38(6):563-566. doi: 10.1037/hea0000746. Epub 2019 Apr 18.
Social support is one of the strongest psychosocial predictors of physical health. However, is this the case for everyone? On the basis of recent research suggesting that self-esteem can moderate the psychological effects of social support, the present research investigated whether self-esteem would moderate the health benefits of social support.
A national sample of middle-aged adults (N = 949) completed self-report questionnaires on perceived social support, self-esteem, sociodemographic information, and health related behaviors. Two years later, they provided a blood sample that was analyzed for C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation.
The effect of perceived social support on inflammation was moderated by self-esteem. Specifically, perceived social support predicted lower CRP for people with high self-esteem, whereas it was not significantly associated with CRP for those with low self-esteem. These results held even after controlling for sociodemographic information, health related behaviors, and medication usage.
Self-esteem is a key variable that may modulate the link between social support and inflammation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
社会支持是身体健康最强有力的心理预测因素之一。然而，这对每个人都适用吗？基于最近的研究表明，自尊可以调节社会支持的心理影响，本研究调查了自尊是否会调节社会支持的健康益处。
一个中年成年人的全国性样本（N=949）完成了关于感知社会支持、自尊、社会人口统计学信息和与健康相关的行为的自我报告问卷。两年后，他们提供了一份血液样本，用于分析 C 反应蛋白（CRP），一种炎症标志物。
感知社会支持对炎症的影响受到自尊的调节。具体来说，对于高自尊的人来说，感知到的社会支持预示着较低的 CRP，而对于低自尊的人来说，这与 CRP 没有显著关联。即使在控制了社会人口统计学信息、与健康相关的行为和药物使用后，这些结果仍然成立。
自尊是一个关键变量，可能会调节社会支持和炎症之间的联系。
