Highlights•The human brain assumes proximity to social resources.•Social relationships are
construed as bioenergetic resources available to the self.•Relational partners are …

Social proximity and interaction attenuate cardiovascular arousal, facilitate the development
of nonanxious temperament, inhibit the release of stress hormones, reduce threat‐related …

Close and caring relationships are undeniably linked to health and well-being at all stages
in the life span. Yet the specific pathways through which close relationships promote optimal …

How often and how strongly do people experience desires, to what extent do their desires
conflict with other goals, and how often and successfully do people exercise self-control to …

Four experiments examined the effect on achievement motivation of mere belonging, a
minimal social connection to another person or group in a performance domain. Mere …

Relationship science is a theory-rich discipline, but there have been no attempts to articulate
the broader themes or principles that cut across the theories themselves. We have sought to …

We present a theory of communal coping that describes an optimal pathway to patient
adjustment among couples in which one person faces a chronic illness. Communal coping …

Objective: The goal of this article is to review and highlight the relevance of social
psychological research on self-regulation for health-related theory and practice. Methods …

There is a growing concern that overinvolved, helicopter parenting may have negative
consequences for college students' well-being and academic achievement. The goal of this …

What psychological mechanisms facilitate social coordination and cooperation? The present
research examined the hypothesis that social cues that signal an invitation to work with …