Better together: The importance of brain health in the relationship between stress regulation, social connection and lifestyle in promoting mental health and well-being

IF 12.2 1区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Clinical Psychology Review Pub Date : 2025-06-06 DOI:10.1016/j.cpr.2025.102611

Marie-Anne Vanderhasselt, Riet Vergauwe, Chris Baeken, Matias M. Pulopulos, Rudi De Raedt

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Abstract

Regulating stress effectively has a profound impact on our well-being and is known to be significantly interrelated to our social connections, as well as healthy lifestyle behaviors. However, the complex mechanisms through which these components are associated with maintaining well-being remain enigmatic.

We propose a theoretical interrelated framework for which the maintenance of brain health assumes a central role. This involves the adaptive functionality of neural circuits associated with regulating emotions, self-control, and the ability to derive pleasure from rewards or enjoyable experiences. As a result, based on brain health as a central condition, we explore how different dimensions of social connections directly impact stress regulation, or indirectly through brain health. Furthermore, we delve into how lifestyle choices indirectly affect stress regulation, mediated by their impact on brain health. Reciprocally, our lifestyle choices are wired by our social connections, reinforcing the significant role of brain health.

In the context of this conceptual framework, it is emphasized that psychotherapeutic interventions need to expand beyond the sole concentration on psychological processes. It is imperative to focus on interconnected biopsychosocial components known to positively enhance brain health, and hence to enhance the capacity of psychotherapy to significantly amplify mental health and well-being.

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更好地在一起：大脑健康在压力调节、社会联系和生活方式之间的关系中的重要性，以促进心理健康和福祉

有效地调节压力对我们的幸福有着深远的影响，并且与我们的社会关系以及健康的生活方式行为有着重要的关联。然而，这些成分与维持健康相关的复杂机制仍然是个谜。我们提出了一个相互关联的理论框架，其中大脑健康的维护承担了核心作用。这涉及到与调节情绪、自我控制以及从奖励或愉快经历中获得快乐的能力相关的神经回路的适应性功能。因此，基于大脑健康作为中心条件，我们探索社会关系的不同维度如何直接影响压力调节，或间接影响大脑健康。此外，我们深入研究了生活方式的选择如何间接影响压力调节，通过它们对大脑健康的影响来调节。反过来，我们选择的生活方式也与我们的社会关系密切相关，从而强化了大脑健康的重要作用。在这个概念框架的背景下，强调心理治疗干预需要扩展到超越心理过程的唯一集中。必须把重点放在相互关联的生物心理社会因素上，这些因素已知能积极促进大脑健康，从而提高心理治疗的能力，显著增强心理健康和福祉。

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Clinical Psychology Review PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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23.10

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1.60%

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期刊介绍： Clinical Psychology Review serves as a platform for substantial reviews addressing pertinent topics in clinical psychology. Encompassing a spectrum of issues, from psychopathology to behavior therapy, cognition to cognitive therapies, behavioral medicine to community mental health, assessment, and child development, the journal seeks cutting-edge papers that significantly contribute to advancing the science and/or practice of clinical psychology. While maintaining a primary focus on topics directly related to clinical psychology, the journal occasionally features reviews on psychophysiology, learning therapy, experimental psychopathology, and social psychology, provided they demonstrate a clear connection to research or practice in clinical psychology. Integrative literature reviews and summaries of innovative ongoing clinical research programs find a place within its pages. However, reports on individual research studies and theoretical treatises or clinical guides lacking an empirical base are deemed inappropriate for publication.