%0 Journal Article
%T Systemic inflammatory markers and sources of social support among older adults in the Memory Research Unit cohort
%A Brian Lawlor
%A Caoimhe Hannigan
%A Frank Kee
%A Hannah Wolfe
%A Joanna McHugh Power
%A Marina Lynch
%A Sabina Brennan
%A Sile Carney
%J Journal of Health Psychology
%@ 1461-7277
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1359105316676331
%X Potential associations between systemic inflammation and social support received by a sample of 120 older adults were examined here. Inflammatory markers, cognitive function, social support and psychosocial wellbeing were evaluated. A structural equation modelling approach was used to analyse the data. The model was a good fit ¦Ö 108 2 = 256 . 13 , p£¿<£¿0.001; comparative fit index£¿=£¿0.973; Tucker¨CLewis Index£¿=£¿0.962; root mean square error of approximation£¿=£¿0.021; standardised root mean-square residual£¿=£¿0.074). Chemokine levels were associated with increased age (¦Â£¿=£¿0.276), receipt of less social support from friends (¦Â£¿=£¿£¿0.256) and body mass index (¦Â£¿=£¿£¿0.256). Results are discussed in relation to social signal transduction theory
%K age
%K health psychology
%K protective factors
%K quantitative methods
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1359105316676331