Increasing evidence suggests that mental health and physical health are linked by neural
systems that jointly regulate somatic physiology and high-level cognition. Key systems …

Background The influence of social relationships on morbidity is widely accepted, but the
size of the risk to cardiovascular health is unclear. Objective We undertook a systematic …

Self‐care is defined as a naturalistic decision‐making process addressing both the
prevention and management of chronic illness, with core elements of self‐care …

This study examines the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) technology as an innovative
learning platform in developing intercultural competence, including intercultural knowledge …

Objective This study aims to evaluate the impact of social isolation and loneliness,
individually and simultaneously, on cognitive function in older adults during a 4-year period …

Objective: A number of mechanisms have been proposed through which social isolation and
loneliness may affect health, including health-related behavioral and biological factors …

The brain is the key organ of stress reactivity, coping, and recovery processes. Within the
brain, a distributed neural circuitry determines what is threatening and thus stressful to the …

Personality, 10th ed. Page 1 Jerry M. Burger Santa Clara University Personality Tenth
Edition Australia • Brazil • Mexico • Singapore • United Kingdom • United States …

This chapter considers social networks and social support as predictive factors for health
status. We cover the relation of social variables to morbidity, mortality, and recovery from …

Persons with more types of social relationships live longer and have less cognitive decline
with aging, greater resistance to infectious disease, and better prognoses when facing …