Poor quality romantic relationships increase risk for health problems; elevated systemic inflammation is one promising underlying mechanism. This registered report utilized data from 3 publicly available datasets with large sample sizes (Add Health, MIDUS, NSHAP) to test this possibility. An internal meta-analysis across all 3 studies determined that romantic relationship distress was unrelated to inflammation (assessed via C-Reactive Protein levels). In addition, this link was not moderated by gender, socioeconomic status (SES), or the combination of gender and SES.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9364962 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pere.12338 | DOI Listing |
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