Journal of social and personal relationships Vol. 26, No. 1 february 2009

Irwin G. Sarason and Barbara R. Sarason
Introduction to the special issue

Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver
An attachment and behavioral systems perspective on social support

Brant R. Burleson
Understanding the outcomes of supportive communication: a dual-process approach

Anita L. Vangelisti
Challenges in conceptualizing social support

Bert N. Uchino
What a lifespan approach might tell us about why distinct measures of social support have differential links to physical health

Kristina Orth-Gomér
Are social relations less health protective in women than in men? Social relations, gender, and cardiovascular health

Karen A. Ertel, M. Maria Glymour, and Lisa F. Berkman
Social networks and health: A life course perspective integrating observational and experimental evidence
Stevan E. Hobfoll

Social support: The movie

Karen S. Rook
Gaps in social support resources in later life: An adaptational challenge in need of further research

Irwin G. Sarason and Barbara R. Sarason
Social support: Mapping the construct