In a study by Baron et al. (1990), spouses of cancer patients who reported high levels of social support demonstrated better immune functioning on two out of three measures compared to spouses with lower reported social support.

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  Stress, Lifestyle, and Health – Introduction to Psychology

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• social support concept
• immune functioning concept
• cancer patients concept