Quantity or quality? Assessing relationships between perceived social connectedness and recorded encounters.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Higher levels of social connectedness are associated with better physical and mental health outcomes, but measures of connectedness are often study specific. Prior research has distinguished between perceived and received (quantifiable) measures of social connectedness, with differing impacts on health, sometimes mediated by place of residence. This analysis investigated the relationship between perceptions of social support/connection and quantifiable measures of social encounters, by neighbourhood, to inform understanding of place-based differences in connectedness and health outcomes.

Methods

Negative binomial regression models were used to determine associations between perceptions of social connectedness (perceived community connections and social involveme

SUBMITTER: Dias A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6264807 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature