A new study finds that the quantity of social interactions a person has in young adulthood influences their well-being later in life.
Experts agree that being socially connected promotes a person’s overall and psychological health. Investigators discovered the quantity of social interactions a person has at 20 — and the quality of social relationships that person has at age 30 — can benefit her well-being later in life.
People with poor social connections have been shown to be at an increased risk for early mortality. “In fact,” said lead author Cheryl Carmichael, who conducted the research as a Ph.D. candidate in psychology at the University of Rochester, “having few social connections is equivalent to tobacco use, and it’s higher than for those who drink excessive amounts of alcohol, or who suffer from obesity.”
[For more of this story, written by Rick Nauert, go to http://psychcentral.com/news/2...ell-being/87272.html]
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