Social support and physical health understanding the health consequences of relationships / [electronic resource] :
Bert N. Uchino.
- Yale University Press, c2004.
- 1 online resource (ix, 222 p.) : ill.
- Current perspectives in psychology .
- Current perspectives in psychology. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-213) and index.
Introduction and historical perspectives -- The meaning and measurement of social support -- Theoretical perspectives linking social support to health outcomes -- Social support and all-cause mortality -- Social support and mortality from specific diseases -- Pathways linking social support to health outcomes -- Intervention implications -- Future directions and conclusions.