Loneliness and Health: Potential Mechanisms

T. Cacioppo, John; C. Hawkley, Louise; Crawford, Lori; M. Ernst, John; H. Burleson, Mary; B. Kowalewski, Ray; B. Malarkey, William; Van Cauter, Eve; G. Berntson, Gary

doi:10.1097/00006842-200205000-00005

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Loneliness and Health: Potential Mechanisms

Published in Psychosomatic Medicine • May 1, 2002

Authors:

John T. Cacioppo

Louise C. Hawkley

Lori Crawford

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Two studies using cross-sectional designs explored four possible mechanisms by which loneliness may have deleterious effects on health: health behaviors, cardiovascular activation, cortisol levels, and sleep. METHODS: In Study 1, we assessed autonomic activity, salivary cortisol levels, s...

Subject

Loneliness

Heart rate

Blood pressure

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