The articles in this special issue represent state-of-the-art work on the central issues in the study of close relationships and health.
They draw from relationship science and health psychology, two areas of scientific inquiry with independent histories and distinct domains.
The goal of this special issue was to bridge the gap between these two research specialties to improve the quality and usefulness of future research and practice.
Special Issue Editors
Bert N. Uchino and Christine Dunkel Schetter (Scholarly Leads)
Table of contents
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- Moving Research on Health and Close Relationships Forward — A Challenge and an Obligation: Introduction to the Special Issue
Christine Dunkel Schetter - Advancing Social Connection as a Public Health Priority in the United States
Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Theodore F. Robles, and David A. Sbarra - Interpersonal Mechanisms Linking Close Relationships to Health
Paula R. Pietromonaco and Nancy L. Collins - Incorporating the Cultural Diversity of Family and Close Relationships Into the Study of Health
Belinda Campos and Heejung S. Kim - Childhood Close Family Relationships and Health
Edith Chen, Gene H. Brody, and Gregory E. Miller - Close Social Ties and Health in Later Life: Strengths and Vulnerabilities
Karen S. Rook and Susan T. Charles - Intimate Relationships, Individual Adjustment, and Coronary Heart Disease: Implications of Overlapping Associations in Psychosocial Risk
Timothy W. Smith and Brian R. W. Baucom - Integrative Pathways Linking Close Family Ties to Health: A Neurochemical Perspective
Bert N. Uchino and Baldwin M. Way - Close Relationships and the Management of Chronic Illness: Associations and Interventions
Lynn M. Martire and Vicki S. Helgeson
