Support-Giving Is Associated With Lower Systemic Inflammation.
Tristen K InagakiGabriella M AlvarezEdward OrehekRebecca A FerrerStephen B ManuckNicole M AbayaKeely A MuscatellPublished in: Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine (2023)
Future research needs to establish causality and directly test mechanistic pathways, but together, findings reaffirm the health-relevance of support-giving behavior and shed light on a promising biological mechanism by which such effects may occur.