This review highlights recent advances in research addressing intimate partner relationships
and health. Consideration of the strong mutual influences that the members of a couple have …

Here, we review the research we have conducted on social contagion. We describe the
methods we have employed (and the assumptions they have entailed) to examine several …

Although physical activity (PA) is a key element in the prevention and management of type 2
diabetes, many with this chronic disease do not become or remain regularly active. High …

Importance Couples are highly concordant for unhealthy behaviors, and a change in one
partner's health behavior is often associated with a change in the other partner's behavior …

Theoretical models suggest that social networks influence the evolution of cooperation, but
to date there have been few experimental studies. Observational data suggest that a wide …

Objectives: Health psychology has contributed significantly to understanding the link
between psychological factors and health and well-being, but it has not often incorporated …

Purpose of the Study: This article critiques Rowe and Kahn's conceptualization of successful
aging using tenets of the life course perspective. Design and Methods: A review and …

BACKGROUND Obesity increases the risk of many serious illnesses such as coronary heart
disease, type 2 diabetes and osteoarthritis. More men than women are overweight or obese …

Considered the most comprehensive handbook in the field, this rich resource reviews the
biological, psychological, and social factors that affect health, health behavior, and illness …

Social support could be a powerful weight‐loss treatment moderator or mediator but is rarely
assessed. We assessed the psychometric properties, initial levels, and predictive validity of …