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Predictions From Early Adolescent Interpersonal Aggression to Accelerated Aging in Adulthood: Relational and Biological Mechanisms of Linkage [PDF]
This study examined early adolescent interpersonal aggression, subsequent conflict with parents, and aggression toward close peers as predictors of accelerated biological aging by age 30.
Social Support, Social Integration, and Inflammatory Cytokines: A Meta-Analysis [PDF]
This meta-analytic review examined the association between social support, social integration, and inflammatory cytokines (e.g., interleukin-6, C-reactive protein) and tested several proposed moderators from prior qualitative reviews.
Integrative Pathways Linking Close Family Ties to Health: A Neurochemical Perspective [PDF]
This article reviews the main peripheral biological and central nervous system pathways linking positive and negative familial relationship processes to physical health outcomes.
Close Family Relationships and Health
Special issue of the APA journal American Psychologist, Vol. 72, No. 6, September 2017. The articles focus on interpersonal mechanisms, cultural specificity, personality and emotion regulation, couples dynamics in chronic disease, and the biological mechanisms involved in linking relationships to health outcomes.
