The term social support is used to refer to the salutatory content of human relationships. This
chapter reviews various conceptualizations of social support and surveys the evidence for its …

An ample body of scientific evidence exists, documenting the importance of the father-child
relationship. The objective of this study was to develop a theoretical model of father …

Introduction This study tested a novel explanation for the positive relation between social
class and mental health among university students. Students with a higher social class were …

ABSTRACT A growing body of research has examined the subsequent negative
psychosocial changes and the related stress reactions in amputee military veterans …

Background Relative deprivation has been confirmed as one of the pathways underlying the
link between income inequality and health. However, the mechanism between relative …

Objectives We tested hypotheses regarding how adolescent oral health‐related behaviors
are associated with socioeconomic status (SES) and family and peer social support …

Background The present analysis aimed to assess the mediating role of psychosocial and
behavioural factors in socio-economic inequalities in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) …

Objectives Although average life expectancy has increased considerably in Sweden, there
is less evidence for improved self-rated health (SRH). We analyzed longitudinal trends in …

Objective Although health inequalities in adolescence are well documented, the underlying
mechanisms remain unclear. Few studies have examined the role of the family in explaining …

Background While there is evidence for educational health inequalities in Europe, studies
on time trends and on the explanatory contribution of social relations are less consistent. It …