Emotions, Relationships, Health and Illness into Old Age

Relationships can be defined broadly as the actual or perceived elements of our social world [1]. One important operationalization focuses on the broader social context (e.g., social networks, types of relationships) in which social interactions are embedded (Smith& Christakis, 2008). A second approach focuses on the affective qualities of relationships in terms of their positivity (e.g., support), negativity (e.g., undermining), or ambivalence (i.e., both positive and negative, [3]). Emotions, on the other hand, can be defined as having cognitive, behavioral, subjective, and physiological components.

Source: Maturitas - May 26, 2020 Category: Primary Care Authors: Bert N. Uchino, Karen S. Rook Source Type: research