Participating in social activities can be beneficial as you age. It can help with your mental health, as well as maintaining your overall well-being and independence. Older adults may find various ...

European study reveals that retirees feel less lonely over time, with new social activities and personal connections helping reduce isolation—especially for women and highly educated retirees. Study: ...

As a hospital-based physician, I almost always treat people with serious chronic health conditions. As a consequence of these conditions, they lose not just energy but also connection to much of what ...

A new study from the University of Georgia and Brigham Young University demonstrates how attending live events can help combat loneliness and build social connections. The research, forthcoming in the ...

Camp Social founder Liv Schreiber addresses attendees at a weekend gathering in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains. She launched the women’s sleepaway camp in 2023 to create space for strangers to foster ...

There are different perspectives on how many areas of self-care contribute to a happy, healthy life. But in some way, shape, ...

Annalijn I. Conklin receives funding from The Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and Michael Smith Health Research BC. Dr. Conklin ...

Social connectedness is vital to well-being, but members of Gen Z are hesitant about interacting with one another in today’s online and polarized world, says Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki. That ...

Human beings are inherently social creatures. Our evolutionary history is closely connected to communal living, cooperation, and interdependence. From early hunter-gatherer societies to modern urban ...

I came to the social skills group to make friends. At 11 years old, I had close to none. Each week, we would learn about different skills. Things like how to say hello, how to say goodbye, how loud to ...