Sugarcoated Isolation: Evidence that Social Avoidance is Linked to Higher Basal Glucose Levels

Sugarcoated Isolation: Evidence that Social Avoidance is Linked to Higher Basal Glucose Levels

Objective: The human brain adjusts its level of effort in coping with various life stressors as a partial function of perceived access to social resources. We examined whether people who avoid social ties maintain a higher fasting basal level of glucose in their bloodstream, reflecting a strategy to...

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Main Authors: Tsachi eEin-Dor, James A Coan, Abira eReizer, Elizabeth Blair Gross, Dana eDahan, Meredyth A. Wegener, Rafael eCarel, C. Robert Cloninger, Ada H. Zohar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Glucose
Stress, Psychological
Attachment Style
social support
avoidance
metabolic resources
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00492/full

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