SynthesisPsychosomatic medicine2017
Relationship of Psychosocial Resources With Allostatic Load: A Systematic Review.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 64 citations in OpenAlex.
- Allostatic Load Measurement: A Systematic Review of Reviews, Database Inventory, and Considerations for Neighborhood Research.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Social support and epigenetic aging at the intersections of race, ethnicity, and gender: findings from NHANES 1999-2002.SSM - population health · 2026Article
- Allostatic load profiles, resilience, and psychosocial adaptation in young adults.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The association between neighborhood context, allostatic load, and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatosis liver disease in Mexican-origin farmworkers along the Southern Arizona US/Mexico border.SSM - population health · 2025Article
- Social integration and mortality across the life course: findings from the Tromsø study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The mediating effect of sleep quality on the relationship between social support and depressive symptoms among Chinese nurses during the omicron outbreak.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- The Protective Role of Curiosity Behaviors in Coping with Existential Vacuum.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effects of Episodic Food Insecurity on Psychological and Physiological Responses in African American Women With Obesity (RESPONSES): Protocol for a Longitudinal Observational Cohort Study.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Architectural Allostatic Overloading: Exploring a Connection between Architectural Form and Allostatic Overloading.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Longitudinal associations between allostatic load, pet ownership, and socioeconomic position among U.S. adults aged 50.SSM - population health · 2023Article
- A model for personalized diagnostics for non-specific low back pain: the role of the myofascial unit.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Chain mediations of perceived social support and emotional regulation efficacy between role stress and compassion fatigue: insights from the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The allostatic load model: a framework to understand the cumulative multi-system impact of work-related psychosocial stress exposure among firefighters.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2023Review
- Adulthood Psychosocial Disadvantages and Risk of Hypertension in U.S. Workers: Effect Modification by Adverse Childhood Experiences.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Psychosocial Resilience to Inflammation-Associated Depression: A Prospective Study of Breast-Cancer Survivors.Psychological science · 2022Article
- A Positive Psychology Resource for Students? Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the 6 Minutes Diary in a Randomized Control Trial.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Association of social support with negative emotions among Chinese adolescents during Omicron-related lockdown of Shenzhen City: The roles of rumination and sleep quality.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Multiple group membership, social network size, allostatic load and well-being: A mediation analysis.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveAllostatic load (AL) represents cumulative wear-and-tear on the body and is operationalized as a multisystem index of biomarkers. Allostatic load is associated with morbidities and mortality, leading to a growing body of literature that uses AL as an outcome in its own right. Psychosocial resources (PSRs), such as mastery and social support, may influence health outcomes in part via AL, and the current review seeks to characterize the relations between PSRs and AL.
methodsA systematic review was conducted by searching PubMed, CINAHL Plus, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Embase for studies examining the relation between PSR(s) and AL in humans. From 1,417 abstracts screened, 60 full-text articles were reviewed, and 24 studies met inclusion criteria.
resultsMixed evidence exists for a relationship between PSRs and AL. Most (14/24) studies used a cross-sectional design, and only one study investigated whether a PSR predicted change in AL. Compared to cross-sectional studies, longitudinal studies were more likely to report a significant relationship (8/14 versus 8/10, respectively). Studies with statistically significant main or moderated effects had larger sample sizes than those reporting null effects. Whether a study reported a significant main or moderated relationship did not differ by whether psychological (8/11) or social (10/16) resources were assessed.
conclusionsEvidence for a relationship between PSRs and AL is equivocal, and obtained significant relationships are generally small in magnitude. Gaps in the current literature and directions for future research are discussed. Longitudinal studies are needed that repeatedly assess PSRs and AL.
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