This meta-analysis reviewed 126 published empirical articles over the past 50 years
describing associations between marital relationship quality and physical health in more …

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Mobile phones are becoming an increasingly important platform for the delivery of health
interventions. In recent years, researchers have used mobile phones as tools for …

Highlights•The human brain assumes proximity to social resources.•Social relationships are
construed as bioenergetic resources available to the self.•Relational partners are …

Social support has been reliably related to physical health outcomes. However, the
conceptual basis of such links needs greater development. In this article, I argue for a life …

Chronotropic incompetence (CI), broadly defined as the inability of the heart to increase its
rate commensurate with increased activity or demand, is common in patients with …

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 …

We review research on families and health published between 2000 and 2009 and highlight
key themes and findings from innovative, methodologically rigorous studies. Whereas …

Objective: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis on the relevance of low social
support for the development and course of coronary heart disease (CHD). Methods: Three …

Social contact promotes enhanced health and well-being, likely as a function of the social
regulation of emotional responding in the face of various life stressors. For this functional …