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Social relationships and health a flashpoint for health policy

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Umberson, Debra, Karas Montez, Jennifer·2010·Journal of Health and Social Behavior

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Social relationships--both quantity and quality--affect mental health, health behavior, physical health, and mortality risk. Sociologists have played a central role in establishing the link between social relationships and health outcomes, identifying explanations for this link, and discovering social variation (e.g., by gender and race) at the population level. Studies show that social relationships have short- and long-term effects on health, for better and for worse, and that these effects emerge in childhood and cascade throughout life to foster cumulative advantage or disadvantage in health. This article describes key research themes in the study of social relationships and health, and it highlights policy implications suggested by this research.

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Authors
Umberson, D., & Karas Montez, J.
Affiliations
  • The University of Texas at Austin (US)
  • University of Texas at Austin
Venue
Journal of Health and Social Behavior
Published
2010-03
Volume
51
Issue
1_suppl
Pages
S54-S66
ISSN
  • 0022-1465 (ISSN-L)
  • 2150-6000
OpenAlex
W2128149221
Cited by
2,639
References
78
Citations by year
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FWCI
34.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Health and Social Behavior (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Aging (R01AG026613)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R24HD042849, T32HD007081)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
Keywords
interpersonal relationships, health, social determinants of health, mental health, health behavior, mortality risk, gender differences, racial disparities, health policy
MeSH terms
Female, Health Policy, Health Status, Humans, Male, Social Adjustment, Social Environment, Social Support, Sociology, Medical, Stress, Psychological, Racial Groups

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