Research Has Generally Found That People Who Have Many Friends

Research has generally found that people who have many friends, a large social network, and frequent contact with others are:

A) more likely to get sick because they are exposed to more germs than people who have few social contacts.
B) less likely to develop a serious illness than people who have little contact with others.
C) more likely to develop a serious illness because they experience more daily hassles as a result of the demands involved in having a large social networks.
D) more likely to experience the stress contagion effect and have lower resistance to infections and a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease and stroke.