Sociological theory and research point to the importance of social relationships in affecting
health behavior. This work tends to focus on specific stages of the life course, with a division …

The association between the changes in lifestyle during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19) confinement and body weight have not been studied deeply. Therefore, the aim of the …

Objective. To examine the association between different marital transitions and changes in
body mass index (BMI) and body weight. Methods. A systematic literature search was …

Noted for its fair and equal coverage of men and women, Psychology of Gender reviews the
research and issues surrounding gender from multiple perspectives, including psychology …

The most thorough major academic textbook available, this classic text presents the most
important research studies in the field. The author also integrates engaging first-person …

Body image (BI) can be described as the assessment of both positive and negative emotion
for one's own body parts and their characteristics by himself or herself. Current research has …

This study informs family and child health research by using longitudinal Fragile Families
data to assess how family structure and transitions are associated with changes in children's …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Rates of paternal depression range from 5% to 10% with
a growing body of literature describing the harm to fathers, children, and families. Changes …

In this article, I use 20 years of data taken from the 1979 National Longitudinal Study of
Youth to examine the relationship between body weight and both marital status and …

This study examined the association between social network type and engagement in
physical activity, alcohol abuse and use of complementary and alternative medicine by older …