There are many systematic reviews on social capital (SC) and various health outcomes, but
each of these reviews shows one piece of the larger SC and health puzzle. The aim of this …

Over the past 60 years, evidence has accumulated on the fundamental role of supportive
social relationships in individual health and longevity. This paper first summarizes the …

This edited volume focuses on both conceptual and practical challenges in measuring well-
being. Leveraging insights across diverse disciplines, including psychology, economics …

Background Gun violence has shortened the average life expectancy of Americans, and
better knowledge about the root causes of gun violence is crucial to its prevention. While …

Welcome to Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice (Seventh Edition). This
textbook provides an in-depth introduction to the growing field of health psychology. It is …

The well-being and mental health of principals is being threatened by changing working
conditions such as a broader variety of roles and tasks. In this article, we argue that social …

Low levels of civic engagement and social trust in post-communist countries constitute an
important limitation to national economic growth and the well-being of inhabitants. In the …

The relationship between social capital and health has received extensive attention in fields
such as public health, medicine, epidemiology, gerontology and other health-related …

How can power over others be transformed to'power with'? It is possible to transform many
institutions to build societies with less predation and more freedom. These stretch from …

Since the first Syrian refugees arrived in Turkey with the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War in
2011, NGOs have been a crucial actor in first distributing humanitarian aid and later …