Abstract Changes in levels of the stress-sensitive hormone cortisol from morning to evening
are referred to as diurnal cortisol slopes. Flatter diurnal cortisol slopes have been proposed�…

This meta-analysis reviewed 126 published empirical articles over the past 50 years
describing associations between marital relationship quality and physical health in more�…

Despite the crucial role of teachers in fostering children's academic learning and social–
emotional well‐being, addressing teacher stress in the classroom remains a significant�…

Abstract We describe the Cacioppo Evolutionary Theory of Loneliness (ETL) and its
manifestations in contemporary society. The early conceptualizations of loneliness were as�…

Salivary cortisol measures are increasingly being incorporated into large-scale, population-
based, or epidemiological research, in which participants are selected to be representative�…

This study examined whether chronic stress impairs the immune system's capacity to
respond to hormonal signals that terminate inflammation. Fifty healthy adults were studied;�…

Since the work of Hans Selye, stress has been associated with increased activity of the
limbic–hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenocortical (LHPA) axis. Recently, a number of studies in�…

In 156 older adults, day-to-day variations in cortisol diurnal rhythms were predicted from
both prior-day and same-day experiences, to examine the temporal ordering of experience�…

Human physiological systems are highly responsive to positive social interactions, but the
organizational importance of this finding largely has been unexplored. After reviewing extant�…

Psychological stress is a major provocative factor of symptoms in chronic inflammatory
conditions. In recent years, interest in addressing stress responsivity through meditation�…