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School Connectedness and Risk for Sexual Intercourse and Nonconsensual Sex in Adolescence
The CDC reports that 30% of high school students have engaged in sexual intercourse. Evidence suggests biological, personal, peer, societal, and...
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Social Connectedness and Perceived Stress Among Caregivers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Mixed-Methods Study
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented stressors for caregivers due to social distancing requirements that simultaneously...
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The association between social connectedness and euthanasia and assisted suicide and related constructs: systematic review
BackgroundEuthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) requests are common in countries where they are legal. Loneliness and social isolation are modifiable...
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The Resettlement Journey: Understanding The Role of Social Connectedness on Well-being and Life Satisfaction among (Im)migrants and Refugees: A Systematic Review
In the context of rising global migration and/or forced displacement, there is a pressing need to consider the well-being and life satisfaction of...
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How Social Connectedness Helps Patients Stay Home After Hospital at Home Enrollment: A Mixed Methods Study
BackgroundWhile enrolled in Hospital at Home (HaH) programs, patients rely on their social network to provide supportive behaviors that are routinely...
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Anxiety, depression, and social connectedness among the general population of eight countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic affected the mental health of the general population through multiple pathways. The aim of this study was to examine...
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Tuakana-teina peer education programme to help Māori elders enhance wellbeing and social connectedness
BackgroundThere are significant inequities between Māori (Indigenous people) and non-Māori in ageing outcomes. This study used a strengths-based...
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Pregnancy, spousal connectedness, and young married women’s mental health: an analysis of the Bangladesh adolescent health and wellbeing survey
Mental health disorders are responsible for 125.3 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost globally, with depression in adolescents rising...
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Using the Five Pathways to Nature to Make a Spiritual Connection in Early Recovery from SUD: a Pilot Study
Spirituality is a broad concept and open to different perspectives. It is associated with a sense of connection to something larger than oneself and...
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Does socioeconomic position and gender affect human-nature interactions?
AimThe growing number of mental health problems worldwide is alarming. Encouraging human–nature interactions (HNIs) could help to tackle this issue....
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Mental Health, Social Connectedness, and Fear During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Perspective from Older Women with HIV
Older women with HIV (WWH) confront significant biopsychosocial challenges that may be exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Between May 2020 and...
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Arts engagement supports social connectedness in adulthood: findings from the HEartS Survey
BackgroundLoneliness is a public health challenge, associated with premature mortality and poorer health outcomes. Social connections can mitigate...
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Protocol for the Open Sky School: a two-arm clustered randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of a nature-based intervention on mental health of elementary school children
BackgroundThis article outlines the protocol for a trial to test the effectiveness of a nature-based intervention called Open Sky School to reduce...
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Bedtime procrastination related to loneliness among Chinese university students during post-pandemic period: a moderated chain mediation model
BackgroundThis study examined the relationship between loneliness and bedtime procrastination among Chinese university students, the mediating...
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Nature-based social interventions to address loneliness among vulnerable populations: a common study protocol for three related randomized controlled trials in Barcelona, Helsinki, and Prague within the RECETAS European project
BackgroundThe negative effects of loneliness on population health and wellbeing requires interventions that transcend the medical system and leverage...
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A Novel Experimental Approach to Identifying the Cognitive Mechanisms Underlying Loneliness
BackgroundCurrent models of loneliness emphasise the role of maladaptive cognitions in causing and/or maintaining loneliness. However, standardised...
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Harmony Between Humanity and Nature: Natural Vs. Synthetic Drug Preference in Chinese Atheists and Taoists
A commonplace observation across many cultures is that humans show a strong preference for natural items on drug choice in the medical domain....
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An Indigenous food sovereignty initiative is positively associated with well-being and cultural connectedness in a survey of Syilx Okanagan adults in British Columbia, Canada
BackgroundFor the Syilx Okanagan Nation in Canada, salmon has vital nutritional, cultural, and spiritual significance. Yet, the Okanagan Sockeye...
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Cancer care in a time of COVID: lung cancer patient’s experience of telehealth and connectedness
ObjectiveTo explore lung cancer patient’s experiences of telehealth during COVID-19 restrictions.
MethodsThirty patients with lung cancer were...
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OUTdoor Swimming as a nature-based Intervention for DEpression (OUTSIDE): study protocol for a feasibility randomised control trial comparing an outdoor swimming intervention to usual care for adults experiencing mild to moderate symptoms of depression
BackgroundDepression is common and the prevalence increasing worldwide; at least 1 in 10 people will experience depression in their lifetime. It is...
