Belonging: A review of conceptual issues, an integrative framework, and directions for future research

KA Allen, ML Kern, CS Rozek… - Australian journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: A sense of belonging–the subjective feeling of deep connection with social
groups, physical places, and individual and collective experiences–is a fundamental human …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic inflammation in the etiology of disease across the life span

D Furman, J Campisi, E Verdin, P Carrera-Bastos… - Nature medicine, 2019 - nature.com
Although intermittent increases in inflammation are critical for survival during physical injury
and infection, recent research has revealed that certain social, environmental and lifestyle …

On the stress potential of videoconferencing: definition and root causes of Zoom fatigue

R Riedl - Electronic Markets, 2022 - Springer
As a consequence of lockdowns due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the
resulting restricted social mobility, several billion people worldwide have recently had to …

Awe as a pathway to mental and physical health

M Monroy, D Keltner - Perspectives on psychological science, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
How do experiences in nature or in spiritual contemplation or in being moved by music or
with psychedelics promote mental and physical health? Our proposal in this article is awe …

[HTML][HTML] More than a feeling: A unified view of stress measurement for population science

ES Epel, AD Crosswell, SE Mayer, AA Prather… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Stress can influence health throughout the lifespan, yet there is little agreement about what
types and aspects of stress matter most for human health and disease. This is in part …

Psychosocial interventions and immune system function: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

GS Shields, CM Spahr, GM Slavich - JAMA psychiatry, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Recent estimates suggest that more than 50% of all deaths worldwide are
currently attributable to inflammation-related diseases. Psychosocial interventions may …

The role of inflammation in depression: from evolutionary imperative to modern treatment target

AH Miller, CL Raison - Nature reviews immunology, 2016 - nature.com
Crosstalk between inflammatory pathways and neurocircuits in the brain can lead to
behavioural responses, such as avoidance and alarm, that are likely to have provided early …

Stress, sex hormones, inflammation, and major depressive disorder: Extending Social Signal Transduction Theory of Depression to account for sex differences in …

GM Slavich, J Sacher - Psychopharmacology, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Social Signal Transduction Theory of Depression is a biologically plausible, multi-
level theory that describes neural, physiologic, molecular, and genomic mechanisms that …

Interpersonal mechanisms linking close relationships to health.

PR Pietromonaco, NL Collins - American Psychologist, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Close relationships play a vital role in human health, but much remains to be learned about
specific mechanisms of action and potential avenues for intervention. This article provides …

[HTML][HTML] The trier social stress test: principles and practice

AP Allen, PJ Kennedy, S Dockray, JF Cryan… - Neurobiology of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Researchers interested in the neurobiology of the acute stress response in humans require
a valid and reliable acute stressor that can be used under experimental conditions. The Trier …