Health and social relationships: the good, the bad, and the complicated

The big picture.

Social relationships, social threat, and health / Suman Lam and Sally S. Dickerson

The effects of giving on givers / Sara Konrath and Stephanie Brown

Romantic relationships.

Marriage, affectionate touch, and health / Mary H. Burleson ... [et al.]

Romantic separation, loss, and health : a review of moderators / Ashley E. Mason and David A. Sbarra

Health behavior and emotion regulation in couples / Jane A. Skoyen ... [et al.]

Families, peers, and cultures.

Family relationships and physical health : biological processes and mechanisms / Erin T. Tobin, Richard B. Slatcher, and Theodore F. Robles

Peer relationships and health : from childhood through adulthood / Kathleen S. Bryan, Yesmina N. Puckett, and Matthew L. Newman

The role of cultural fit in the connection between health and social relationships / Josae A. Soto, Yulia Chentsova-Dutton, and Elizabeth A. Lee

Practical implications.

Resilience : a framework for understanding the dynamic relationship between social relations and health / Anne Arewasikporn, Mary C. Davis, and Alex Zautra

Relating for health : clinical perspectives / Nicole A. Roberts.

The big picture : Social relationships, social threat, and health / Suman Lam and Sally S. Dickerson ; The effects of giving on givers / Sara Konrath and Stephanie Brown

Romantic relationships : Marriage, affectionate touch, and health / Mary H. Burleson [and others] ; Romantic separation, loss, and health: a review of moderators / Ashley E. Mason and David A. Sbarra ; Health behavior and emotion regulation in couples / Jane A. Skoyen [and others]

Families, peers, and cultures : Family relationships and physical health: biological processes and mechanisms / Erin T. Tobin, Richard B. Slatcher, and Theodore F. Robles ; Peer relationships and health: from childhood through adulthood / Kathleen S. Bryan, Yesmina N. Puckett, and Matthew L. Newman ; The role of cultural fit in the connection between health and social relationships / José A. Soto, Yulia Chentsova-Dutton, and Elizabeth A. Lee

Practical implications : Resilience: a framework for understanding the dynamic relationship between social relations and health / Anne Arewasikporn, Mary C. Davis, and Alex Zautra ; Relating for health: clinical perspectives / Nicole A. Roberts.