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Giving to others and the association between stress and mortality

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  • Poulin, M.J.
  • Brown, S.L.
  • Dillard, A.J.
  • Smith, D.M.

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Objectives. We sought to test the hypothesis that providing help to others predicts a reduced association between stress and mortality. Methods. We examined data from participants (n = 846) in a study in the Detroit, Michigan, area. Participants completed baseline interviews that assessed past-year stressful events and whether the participant had provided tangible assistance to friends or family members. Participant mortality and time to death was monitored for 5 years by way of newspaper obituaries and monthly state death-record tapes. Results. When we adjusted for age, baseline health and functioning, and key psychosocial variables, Cox proportional hazard models for mortality revealed a significant interaction between helping behavior and stressful events (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.58; P

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  • Poulin, M.J. & Brown, S.L. & Dillard, A.J. & Smith, D.M., 2013. "Giving to others and the association between stress and mortality," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 103(9), pages 1649-1655.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2012.300876_0
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300876
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    1. Hilbrand, Sonja & Coall, David A. & Meyer, Andrea H. & Gerstorf, Denis & Hertwig, Ralph, 2017. "A prospective study of associations among helping, health, and longevity," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 187(C), pages 109-117.
    2. Arjen Wit & Heng Qu & René Bekkers, 2022. "The health advantage of volunteering is larger for older and less healthy volunteers in Europe: a mega-analysis," European Journal of Ageing, Springer, vol. 19(4), pages 1189-1200, December.
    3. Irit Birger Sagiv & Limor Goldner & Yifat Carmel, 2022. "Civic Engagement in Socially Excluded Young Adults Promotes Well-Being: The Mediation of Self-Efficacy, Meaning in Life, and Identity Exploration," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(16), pages 1-15, August.
    4. Miyawaki, Atsushi & Tanaka, Hirokazu & Kobayashi, Yasuki & Kawachi, Ichiro, 2019. "Informal caregiving and mortality―Who is protected and who is not? A prospective cohort study from Japan," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 223(C), pages 24-30.

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