In this review, the authors examine the evidence linking social support to physiological
processes and characterize the potential mechanisms responsible for these covariations. A …

Social support has been reliably related to lower rates of morbidity and mortality. An
important issue concerns the physiological mechanisms by which support influences such …

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 …

The primary objectives of this article are (a) to put forth an explicit operational formulation of
positive human health that goes beyond prevailing" absence of illness" criteria;(b) to clarify …

Social support has been reliably related to physical health outcomes. However, the
conceptual basis of such links needs greater development. In this article, I argue for a life …

This book will change the way we understand the future of our planet. It is both alarming and
hopeful. James Gustave Speth, renowned as a visionary environmentalist leader, warns that …

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

This chapter considers social networks and social support as predictive factors for health
status. We cover the relation of social variables to morbidity, mortality, and recovery from …

Social integration and social support have a substantial influence on individual health and
longevity, an effect assumed to be mediated through reduced stress reactivity in support …

Objective: The present paper reviews theories of social support and evidence for the role of
social support in the development and progression of coronary heart disease (CHD) …