Social relationships and health: A flashpoint for health policy

D Umberson, J Karas Montez - Journal of health and social …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Social relationships—both quantity and quality—affect mental health, health behavior,
physical health, and mortality risk. Sociologists have played a central role in establishing the …

The association between social relationships and depression: A systematic review

ZI Santini, A Koyanagi, S Tyrovolas, C Mason… - Journal of affective …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Depression is one of the most prevalent mental disorders globally and has
implications for various aspects of everyday-life. To date, studies assessing the association …

The relationship between social cohesion and urban green space: An avenue for health promotion

V Jennings, O Bamkole - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Social cohesion involves the interpersonal dynamics and sense of connection among
people. Increased social cohesion can be associated with various physical and …

The “online brain”: how the Internet may be changing our cognition

J Firth, J Torous, B Stubbs, JA Firth, GZ Steiner… - World …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The impact of the Internet across multiple aspects of modern society is clear. However, the
influence that it may have on our brain structure and functioning remains a central topic of …

The spread of behavior in an online social network experiment

D Centola - science, 2010 - science.org
How do social networks affect the spread of behavior? A popular hypothesis states that
networks with many clustered ties and a high degree of separation will be less effective for …

[CITATION][C] Understanding social networks: Theories, concepts, and findings

C Kadushin - 2012 - books.google.com
Despite the spread and adoption of social network concepts outside of the academy and the
rising use of social network analysis across a number of disciplines, there is no general …

[BOOK][B] Egocentric network analysis: Foundations, methods, and models

BL Perry, BA Pescosolido, SP Borgatti - 2018 - books.google.com
Egocentric network analysis is used widely across the social sciences, especially in
anthropology, political science, economics, and sociology, and is increasingly being …

Social (un) distancing: Teammate interactions, athletic identity, and mental health of student-athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic

S Graupensperger, AJ Benson, JR Kilmer… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose Physical distancing measures to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus have
presented challenges for the mental health and well-being of college students. As campus …

Combatting social isolation among older adults in a time of physical distancing: the COVID-19 social connectivity paradox

ML Smith, LE Steinman, EA Casey - Frontiers in public health, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Social isolation is an important public health issue that has gained recognition during the
COVID-19 pandemic because of the risks posed to older adults based on physical …

Socioeconomic disparities in health behaviors

FC Pampel, PM Krueger… - Annual review of …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
The inverse relationships between socioeconomic status (SES) and unhealthy behaviors
such as tobacco use, physical inactivity, and poor nutrition have been well demonstrated …