Wellness Wednesday: The Benefits of Social Support
Welcome to the second week of our Wellness Wednesday series from the Department of Psychology: Research suggests that having consistent social support is linked to good health outcomes. For example, Prof. Rachel Burns and her colleagues studied links between patterns of social support and health outcomes in adults with diabetes. Those who had consistently high levels of support over three years had fewer depressive symptoms and better daily functioning than those who had consistently low levels of social support. Increasing social support can involve maintaining your current relationships, perhaps by keeping in touch, being appreciative, and having meaningful conversations. Increasing social support can also involve developing new relationships, perhaps by volunteering or joining a new team, club or leisure course. For more about this, click here.The Department of Psychology is pleased to collaborate with Healthy Workplace to support mental health and well-being across the Carleton community. Check out HWP wellness resources here.
