PSYC 314 Lecture Notes - Glycated Hemoglobin, Prefrontal Cortex, The Control Group
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Psyc 314 social support interventions last slide from last class: mindfulness: people who participate in the mindfulness intervention show better cd4 count than those who had only one day of mindfulness. At baseline both groups are the same and at followup those who do the 8 weeks of mindfulness have declines less than the one day (having 8 weeks of mindfulness prevents the decline of the cd4 count) The control group dies more rapidly than the women in the support group. Is social belonging good for health? social belonging: positive relationships with others, and feeling like you belong within a certain context: walton, science, 2011. Intervention: foster sense of belonging as students transition to university life (written messages about belonging or control topics) African american students showed an increase in self reported health when they were in the intervention group compared to the control group. Same results for the number of reported doctor visits.
