Interview (IMAGE) University of Missouri-Columbia Caption Mark Flinn and his team believe that the quality and size of the social relationships nurtured in childhood may have important physiological consequences for physical and mental health for youth. Credit Mark V. Flinn Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.