The expansion of the penal system has been one of the most dramatic trends in
contemporary American society. A wealth of research has examined the impact of …

The dramatic expansion of the US penal system during the past 4 decades has led to an
increase in adverse health conditions that affect an unprecedented number of individuals …

The concept of empathy has received a lot of attention in the past few decades in public
media, academia, national and international politics, arts, ethics, health professions …

Health Psychology is essential reading for all students and researchers of health
psychology. Organized into four sections, the 6th edition is structured with a clear emphasis …

Marital status and living arrangements, along with changes in these in mid-life and older
ages, have implications for an individual's health and mortality. Literature on health and …

This book is about the degree to which people take pleasure in life: in short'happiness'. It
tries to identify conditions that favor a positive appreciation of life. Thus it hopes to shed …

This article reviews the evidence for a relationship between 3 types of marital variables
(marital status, marital adjustment, and marital interaction) and health problems (etiology …

The literature on marital status and happiness has neglected comparative analysis,
cohabitation, and gender-specific analysis. It is not clear if the married-happiness …

Objectives. We examined gender differences in the effects of unemployment on mental
health and assessed whether such effects are associated with interactions among gender …