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- Research has found that social connectedness is associated with decreased anxiety, loneliness, suicidal ideation or attempts, and depression (17). An increase in social connectedness during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic also has been shown to ameliorate mental health indicators (18).
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Oct 13, 2022 · Strong associations between lacking social connectedness and risk of depression underscore the importance of improving clinical detection of high-risk patients, including those with low received or perceived social support and elevated perceived loneliness.
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0275004
- 2022
- PLoS One. 2022; 17(10): e0275004.
Mar 27, 2024 · Social connection can help reduce the risk of chronic disease and serious illness, such as: Heart disease. Stroke. Dementia. Depression and anxiety. Positive health benefits. Social connection can lead to longer life, better health, and well-being. It can improve: Our ability to manage stress, anxiety, and depression.
It is possible that the course of depression more readily results in social withdrawal than the course of anxiety, or that social connections might be less inclined to maintain contact with a person showing depression symptoms than with a person showing anxiety symptoms.
- Ziggi Ivan Santini, Paul E. Jose, Erin York Cornwell, Ai Koyanagi, Line Nielsen, Carsten Hinrichsen,...
- 2020
Aug 12, 2017 · People with limited social connectedness have poorer mental and physical health, including increased depression (Cruwys et al., 2014a), and die earlier than those with strong social connectedness (for a meta-analysis, see Holt-Lunstad et al., 2010).
- Alexander K Saeri, Tegan Cruwys, Fiona Kate Barlow, Samantha Stronge, Chris G Sibley
- 2018
Oct 13, 2022 · In summary, most recent relevant longitudinal studies have demonstrated that social connectedness protects adults in the general population from depressive symptoms and disorders.
These preliminary findings suggest that positive activity interventions may be valuable for enhancing social connectedness in individuals with clinically impairing anxiety or depression, possibly through both increasing positive emotions and decreasing negative emotions.
Dec 19, 2023 · Although individuals perceive the same degree of social connectedness, those with smaller social networks are more prone to developing symptoms of anxiety and depression, which are also more likely to worsen during quarantine. Keywords: depression, anxiety, social isolation, moderated mediation, COVID-19, social connectedness. Go to:
