Social support and physical health [electronic resource] : understanding the health consequences of relationships / Bert N. Uchino.
Material type: TextSeries: Current perspectives in psychologyPublication details: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2004.Description: ix, 222 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:- 615.5 22
- R726.5 .U26 2004
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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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.