Loneliness, social network size, and immune response to influenza vaccination in college freshmen

Health Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 297-306

  Pressman, Sarah D ^a   Cohen, Sheldon ^a   Barkin, Anita ^a   Miller, Gregory E ^b   Rabin, Bruce S ^c   Treanor, John J ^d  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Loneliness; Sleep; Social network size; Stress; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; SLEEP; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; LONELINESS; MALE; PENNSYLVANIA; SLEEP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 18744387715     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.24.3.297     Document Type: Article

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