Open AccessSocial Support and Antibody Responses to Vaccination: A Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Bert N. Uchino,
Joshua Landvatter,
Katherine S. Zee,
Niall Bolger
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of behavioral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.701
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1532-4796
pISSN - 0883-6612
DOI - 10.1093/abm/kaaa029
Subject(s) - psycinfo , social support , operationalization , meta analysis , psychology , social integration , vaccination , confidence interval , social psychology , medline , medicine , clinical psychology , immunology , biology , sociology , biochemistry , philosophy , epistemology , anthropology
Social support and social integration have been linked to lower rates of morbidity and mortality. However, the biological mechanisms responsible for such links need greater attention. Vaccine paradigms provide an integrative window into immune system involvement in the protective influence of social support/integration.