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- Social connections are important to our mental and physical health. Being connected to others helps protect against serious illness and disease. People with stronger social bonds are more likely to live longer, healthier lives.
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Oct 13, 2022 · Public health and epidemiologic research have established that social connectedness promotes overall health. Yet there have been no recent reviews of findings from research examining social connectedness as a determinant of mental health.
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0275004
- 2022
- PLoS One. 2022; 17(10): e0275004.
Aug 12, 2017 · The findings of the current paper move the field forward by demonstrating that while the relationship between social connectedness and mental health is reciprocal, social connectedness is particularly important in promoting mental health over time.
- Alexander K Saeri, Tegan Cruwys, Fiona Kate Barlow, Samantha Stronge, Chris G Sibley
- 2018
Mar 27, 2024 · Social connections are important to our mental and physical health. Being connected to others helps protect against serious illness and disease. People with stronger social bonds are more likely to live longer, healthier lives.
Nov 15, 2023 · Today marks a milestone moment; positioning social connection as a global public health priority. The launch of the WHO Commission on Social Connection signals the start of a three-year global effort to mobilize awareness, action and much-needed support for the solutions to tackle social isolation and loneliness.
Mar 27, 2024 · Promote social connections for children or teens. Model and encourage healthy social connections and relationships. Encourage healthy, diverse relationships with peers. Create ways to help them meet people who are different from them. Help them develop safe and stable relationships with adults, such as: Family members, friends, neighbors, and ...
Oct 7, 2015 · From psychological theories to recent research, there is significant evidence that social support and feeling connected can help people maintain a healthy body mass index, control blood sugars, improve cancer survival, decrease cardiovascular mortality, decrease depressive symptoms, mitigate posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, and improve ov...
Social connectedness is a fundamental social determinant of health, and it can affect the health of entire communities. Approaches that include work to change policies, systems, and environments can help to address and promote social connections.
