Chronic social stress, affiliation, and cellular immune response in nonhuman primates
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An experimental study was conducted using 43 cynomolgus monkeys to test whether cellular immune response is affected by social stress and affiliation. The subjects were randomly assigned to either a stable or an unstable group. During this period, the affiliative behavior of the animals were recorded. Results indicate that affiliative behavior had a positive effect in the monkeys' immune system, especially for the subjects in the unstable group. This suggests that affiliative behavior was used as a means of coping with a stressful condition.
Publication Name: Psychological Science
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0956-7976
Year: 1992
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Associations between stress, trait negative affect, acute immune reactivity, and antibody response to hepatitis B injection in healthy young adults
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This article examines the relationship between stress, affect, and immune response after a hepatitis B vaccination in healthy adults. Results indicate that a reduced antibody response following a stressful five-minute speech task was associated with high levels of negative affect and diminished cellular immune reactivity.
Publication Name: Health Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0278-6133
Year: 2001
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Psychological interventions and the immune system: a meta-analytic review and critique
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This article examines the effects of several psychological interventions on immune response. Meta-analyses indicate that conditioning and hypnosis demonstrated the most consistent immune benefits while stress management and disclosure interventions only provided moderate evidence of success in affecting immune modulation.
Publication Name: Health Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0278-6133
Year: 2001
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