Over the past 60 years, evidence has accumulated on the fundamental role of supportive
social relationships in individual health and longevity. This paper first summarizes the …

Contemporary models postulate the importance of psychological mechanisms linking
perceived and received social support to physical health outcomes. In this review, we …

Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that
affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of …

Abstract Background and Objectives The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
has created unique stressors for older people to manage. Informed by the Stress Process …

As the popularity and diversity of social media platforms increases so does their utility for
health research. Using social media for recruitment into clinical studies and/or delivering …

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this edition successes chapter of were and this joys. Bo earned a PhD and found a faculty …

Physiological reactivity to acute stress has been proposed as a potential biological
mechanism by which loneliness may lead to negative health outcomes such as …

The Theory of Challenge and Threat States in Athletes (TCTSA) provides a
psychophysiological framework for how athletes anticipate motivated performance …

This review highlights some recent developments in the area of received and provided
support, and particularly the effect of such support in promoting better health and well-being …

Undergraduate students were randomly assigned to disclose a recent upsetting problem to
either a trained active listener (n= 41) or an untrained listener (n= 130). Active listeners were …