Gathering leading thinkers in social and clinical psychology, public health, medicine, and
sociology, Interpersonal Relationships and Health considers theoretical and empirical …

Close relationships are a vital part of people's daily lives; thus family members, friends, and
romantic partners play an integral role in people's health and well-being. Understanding the …

Social connections play an important role in health and disease and provide opportunities
for clinical and public health interventions. Marriage and similar intimate relationships play a …

Close relationships play a vital role in human health, but much remains to be learned about
specific mechanisms of action and potential avenues for intervention. This article provides …

Close relationships are integral to the health and adaptation of our species. The evidence is
incontestable, and it is the building block upon which future theory, research, and practice …

Our relationships with other people are complex, but they matter a great deal. In this edited
volume, we review recent perspectives on the connections between social relationships and …

This volume brings together, for the first time, inquiries into the size and proximity of social
networks and emotion in social relationships to advance understanding of how emotion in …

Social relationships have been reliably related to physical health outcomes. More
specifically, relationship positivity and negativity have been associated with disease …

Building strong relationships is a fundamental human need, and finding an intimate partner
is evolutionary important for survival and procreation (Buss and Schmitt, 1993). Once …

The association between the quality of people's close relationships and their physical health
is well established. But from a psychological perspective, how do close relationships impact …