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

The primary goal of this paper is to summarise current evidence on social relations and
health, specifically how social integration and social support are related to health behaviors …

When academic theorizing addresses everyday communication phenomena, there are
losses as well as gains. Research may, selectively or otherwise, partially represent the full …

An interactive model of social undermining and social support in the workplace was
developed and tested among police officers in the Republic of Slovenia. As predicted, social …

Meta-analysis is used to synthesize findings from 286 empirical studies on the association of
socioeconomic status (SES), social network, and competence with subjective well-being …

Mortality rates are lower for married individuals than they are for unmarried individuals, and
marriage seems to be even more beneficial to men than women in this regard. A theoretical …

A widely held stereotype associates old age with social isolation and loneliness. However,
only 5% to 15% percent of older adults report frequent loneliness. In this study, we report a …

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 …

Research on the association between social relationships and emotional functioning has
emphasized the health-promoting effects of social support. Yet there is reason to believe that …

Previous fieldwork has suggested that visible social support can entail an emotional cost
and that a supportive act is most effective when it is accomplished either (a) outside of …