There is growing interest in and renewed support for prioritizing social factors in public
health both in the USA and globally. While there are multiple widely recognized social …

Social relationships are adaptive and crucial for survival. This review presents existing
evidence indicating that our social connections to others have powerful influences on health …

Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that
affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of …

The influence of social relationships extends beyond emotional well-being to influence long-
term physical-health outcomes, including mortality risk. Despite the varied measurement …

Social and economic inequality are chronic stressors that continually erode the mental and
physical health of marginalized groups, undermining overall societal resilience. In this …

This article provides a critical review of existing research on intimate (marriage or marriage-
like) relationship distress and risk for depression. Using the meta-framework of research …

Rationale The biopsychosocial (BPS) model that challenged the historically dominant
biomedical model remains influential today. This model considers biological, psychological …

Loneliness becomes more prevalent as youth transition from childhood into adolescence. A
key underlying process may be the puberty‐related increase in biological stress reactivity …

Parental socialization may influence the development of children's autonomic nervous
system (ANS), a key stress-response system. However, to date no quantitative synthesis of …

Highlights•Insecure attachment has been linked to measures of the immune system.•Theory
suggests secure attachment may serve as a buffer in the face of adversity.•Attachment may …