Association of Negative and Positive Social Ties With Fibrinogen Levels in Young Women

The associations between positive and negative aspects of social relationships and fibrinogen, a risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD), were examined in young, healthy women recruited from the community ( n = 46) and from a college campus ( n = 42). For community women, the perception that in...

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Published in:Health psychology 1999-03, Vol.18 (2), p.131-139
Main Authors: Davis, Mary C, Swan, Pamela D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Arousal - physiology
Blood Plasma
Coronary Disease - blood
Coronary Disease - psychology
Coronary Prone Behavior
Correlates
Female
Fibrinogen - metabolism
Fibrinogen levels
Globulins
Heart Disorders
Hemostasis - physiology
Human
Human Females
Humans
Personality Assessment
Risk Factors
Social Interaction
Social Networks
Social relationships
Social Support
Young women
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Summary:The associations between positive and negative aspects of social relationships and fibrinogen, a risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD), were examined in young, healthy women recruited from the community ( n = 46) and from a college campus ( n = 42). For community women, the perception that individuals in their social networks frequently undermined them was related to higher fibrinogen, independent of perceived frequency of support. For college women, fibrinogen was elevated among women with frequent undermining only when they also reported infrequent support. After controlling for other risk factors, the associations between social ties and fibrinogen remained significant in both samples. These results indicate that positive and negative social ties are associated with fibrinogen levels and suggest that social relationships may affect CHD risk in part through their influence on fibrinogen.
ISSN:0278-6133
1930-7810
DOI:10.1037/0278-6133.18.2.131