Highlights•Relationship functioning influences stress responses and health
outcomes.•Negative relationship functioning generally induces larger stress responses and …

Highlights•Supportive relationships can protect against disease risk associated with
adversity.•Social relationships can also be a source of stress and physiological …

Different aspects of personal relationships including social integration, social support, and
social conflict have been related to inflammation. This article summarizes evidence linking …

Close relationships are known to predict physical health outcomes. The time has come for a
shift toward achieving a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms. One promising …

Although many studies have indicated that people in low-quality relationships are less
healthy, precisely how relationships influence health remains unclear. We focus on one …

Highlights•Physiological stress responses may offer a pathway linking attachment and
health.•Attachment insecurity predicts dysregulated HPA, SAM and immune …

A growing body of research has established responsiveness as a robust predictor of
physical health. Here, we evaluate the extent to which this work establishes partner …

Although researchers have made great strides in identifying links between close relationship
processes and physical health, we know less about the psychological and behavioral …

Social relationships influence physical health, yet questions remain regarding the nature of
this association. For instance, when it comes to predicting health-relevant processes in daily …

There is a rich literature on social support and physical health, but research has focused
primarily on the protective effects of social relationship. The stress buffering model asserts …