Evidence Linking Positive and Negative Social Exchanges to Health:
- The effects of negative exchanges often outweigh the effects of positive exchange
- For example, negative interaction,has been found in large prospective studies to predict allostatic load (dysregulation across multiple physiological systems that underlies many chronic diseases; Seeman, Gruenewald, Cohen, Williams, & Matthews, 2014.
Conclusion:
- Evidence from studies focused on age differences suggests that older adults have more satisfying social relationships and experience fewer interpersonal problems than younger groups (Charles & Carstensen, 2010).
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