Loneliness is a public health crisis. Learn how to assess your social network and build connections as you age.

Several people at risk for self-harm share how building social connections and seeking meaning help them mitigate suicide risk.

Review of Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life’s Fundamental Bond. By Lydia Denworth. W.W. Norton & Company. 297 pp. “There is one friend in the life of each of us who ...

In this Perspective, we address the critical intersection of digital health, social connection, and health equity. Taking an interdisciplinary and complex adaptive systems perspective, we highlight ...

Source: Juli Watson/Pixabay Susan (not her real name) deplaned from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on October 31, 2024, only to see rental car employees welcoming customers in Halloween costumes ...

Human social connections are complex ecosystems formed of structural, functional and quality components. Weak social connections are associated with adverse age-related health outcomes, but we know ...

Most of us think about heart health in terms of what we eat, how often we exercise, or whether we remember to take our supplements. Those things genuinely matter. But there's a quieter factor that's ...

New research from a BYU psychology professor finds that replacing face-to-face interaction with online communication can weaken social connections and increase feelings of isolation. As video calls, ...