Social support and physical health : understanding the health consequences of relationships /
Uchino discusses links between social support & mortality from cardiovascular disease, cancer, & HIV/AIDS. He investigates whether social support is more effective for some individuals & within certain cultures.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
©2004.
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Colección: | Current perspectives in psychology.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.