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Erschienen in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine 2/2015

01.04.2015 | Original Article

Social Integration Prospectively Predicts Changes in Heart Rate Variability Among Individuals Undergoing Migration Stress

verfasst von: Jean-Philippe Gouin, Ph.D., Biru Zhou, M.A., Stephanie Fitzpatrick, Ph.D.

Erschienen in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine | Ausgabe 2/2015

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Abstract

Background

Poor social integration increases risk for poor health. The psychobiological pathways underlying this effect are not well-understood.

Purpose

This study utilized a migration stress model to prospectively investigate the impact of social integration on change in high-frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV), a marker of autonomic functioning.

Methods

Sixty new international students were recruited shortly after their arrival in the host country and assessed 2 and 5 months later. At each assessment period, participants provided information on social integration and loneliness and had their resting HF-HRV evaluated.

Results

There was an overall decrease in HF-HRV over time. The magnitude of the within-person and between-person effects of social integration on HRV increased over time, such that greater social integration was associated with higher HF-HRV at later follow-ups.

Conclusions

These results suggest that altered autonomic functioning might represent a key pathway linking social integration to health outcomes.
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Metadaten
Titel
Social Integration Prospectively Predicts Changes in Heart Rate Variability Among Individuals Undergoing Migration Stress
verfasst von
Jean-Philippe Gouin, Ph.D.
Biru Zhou, M.A.
Stephanie Fitzpatrick, Ph.D.
Publikationsdatum
01.04.2015
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Annals of Behavioral Medicine / Ausgabe 2/2015
Print ISSN: 0883-6612
Elektronische ISSN: 1532-4796
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-014-9650-7

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