Prospective Associations Between Social Connectedness and Mental Health. Evidence From a Longitudinal Survey and Health Insurance Claims Data

• Main Authors: Dorota Weziak-Bialowolska (Author), Piotr Bialowolski (Author), Matthew T. Lee (Author), Ying Chen (Author), Tyler J. VanderWeele (Author), Eileen McNeely (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Evidence on social stimuli associated with mental health is based mostly on self-reported health measures. We aimed to examine prospective associations between social connectedness and clinical diagnosis of depression and of anxiety.Methods: Longitudinal observational data merged with he...