Social relationships are adaptive and crucial for survival. This review presents existing
evidence indicating that our social connections to others have powerful influences on health …

Major life stressors, especially those involving interpersonal stress and social rejection, are
among the strongest proximal risk factors for depression. In this review, we propose a …

There is considerable evidence that stressful early life events influence a variety of physical
health problems later in life. Childhood adversity has been linked to elevated rates of …

This trusted resource--now in a thoroughly updated second edition reflecting the
tremendous growth of the field--provides a best-practice guide to planning and …

The obesity epidemic and associated chronic diseases are often attributed to modern
lifestyles. The term “lifestyle” however, ignores broader social, economic, and environmental …

Objective Sexual activity is a fundamental human function with short-term and long-term
emotional, social, and physical benefits. Yet within healthcare, sexuality has been …

Social networks provide a mix of positive and negative experiences. Network members can
provide help in times of need and day-to-day companionship, but they can also behave in …

We examined the joint contributions of self-reported adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
and recent life events (RLEs) to inflammation at midlife, by testing 3 competing theoretical …

This review provides a broad overview of my research group's work on social buffering in
human development in the context of the field. Much of the focus is on social buffering of the …

Childhood adversity is associated with a host of mental and physical health problems across
the lifespan. Individuals who have experienced childhood adversity (eg, child abuse and …