Social psychological factors and immunity

There is growing evidence that social psychological factors such as amount of social support, social network size, number of confidantes, loneliness etc are linked to levels of immunity.

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Papers

 * Pressman,Sarah D., Cohen,Sheldon, Miller,Gregory E.,Barkin,Anita, Rabin,Bruce S. and Treanor,John J.(2005). Loneliness, Social Network Size, and Immune Response to Influenza Vaccination in College Freshmen. Health Psychology, Vol. 24, No. 3, 297–306 Full text

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