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Social encounters in daily life and 2-year changes in metabolic risk factors in young women

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 July 2011

Kharah Ross ,
Tara Martin ,
Edith Chen  and
Gregory E. Miller
Kharah Ross*
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia
Tara Martin
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia
Edith Chen
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia
Gregory E. Miller
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Kharah Ross, Department of Psychology University of British Columbia, 2136 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada; E-mail: kmross@psych.ubc.ca.
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Abstract

Research shows that poor social ties increase risks of morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, little is known about the nature of everyday social encounters that give rise to this association, or when in the course of development they begin to shape disease-relevant biological processes. In this study, 122 adolescent females recorded the qualities of their everyday social interactions using electronic diaries. At the same time we measured components of the metabolic syndrome, a precursor to CVD that includes central adiposity, high blood pressure, insulin resistance, and lipid dysregulation. Metabolic symptoms were reassessed 12 and 24 months later. Hierarchical linear modeling revealed an association between negative social interactions and metabolic symptom trajectories. To the extent that participants had more intense negative social encounters in daily life, they showed increasing scores on a composite indicator of metabolic risk over 2 years. This association was independent of a variety of potential confounders, and persisted when symptoms of depression and broader personality traits were controlled. There was no association between positive social encounters and metabolic risk trajectories. These findings suggest that even in otherwise healthy adolescents, abrasive social encounters may accelerate the progression of early stages of CVD.

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Development and Psychopathology , Volume 23 , Issue 3: Allostatic Load: Part 1 , August 2011 , pp. 897 - 906
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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