Research on a range of illnesses has demonstrated a protective effect for social ties and social support, and has begun to address the potential mechanisms by which this effect is brought about. More recently, researchers examining the positive effects of social ties have also uncovered unexpected negative consequences. The supportive and non-supportive aspects of social relations are weakly correlated, indicating that both of these two domains of social experience need to be considered to understand the influence of family and other social ties on health. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate through selective examination of the literature how social support, particularly in the form of family ties, may increase risk for negative rather than positive health outcomes. In addition, we provide a framework for research to more fully elucidate this area.

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家庭与健康：社会关系的负面影响

对一系列疾病的研究表明，社会关系和社会支持具有保护作用，并已开始探讨产生这种作用的潜在机制。最近，研究人员研究了社会关系的积极影响，也发现了意想不到的消极后果。社会关系的支持性和非支持性方面相关性较弱，表明需要考虑这两个社会经验领域来了解家庭和其他社会关系对健康的影响。本文的目的是通过对文献的选择性审查来说明社会支持，特别是以家庭关系的形式，如何可能增加负面而不是正面健康结果的风险。此外，我们还提供了一个研究框架，以更全面地阐明这一领域。