In-person contact

1. In-person contact is associated with exercise in humans (β = 0.21, p < 0.001).

   “More frequent intergenerational contact was also positively associated with physical exercise frequency (β = 0.21, p < 0.001).”

   Humansempty-nest older adultsn = 3,117

   Intergenerational contact frequency and health outcomes among empty-nest older adults in China: a mediation analysis through physical exercise

   Scientific reports·11 Jun 2026

More on Exercise

1. In-person contact lowers the risk of depressive symptoms in humans (IRR = 0.92, 95% CI 0.88-0.96).

   “Higher intergenerational contact frequency was significantly associated with better self-rated health (OR = 1.18, 95% CI 1.10-1.27) and fewer depressive symptoms (IRR = 0.92, 95% CI 0.88-0.96)”

   Humansempty-nest older adultsn = 3,117

   Intergenerational contact frequency and health outcomes among empty-nest older adults in China: a mediation analysis through physical exercise

   Scientific reports·11 Jun 2026

More on Depressive symptoms

1. In-person contact is associated with self-rated health in humans (OR = 1.18, 95% CI 1.10-1.27).

   “Higher intergenerational contact frequency was significantly associated with better self-rated health (OR = 1.18, 95% CI 1.10-1.27)”

   Humansempty-nest older adultsn = 3,117

   Intergenerational contact frequency and health outcomes among empty-nest older adults in China: a mediation analysis through physical exercise

   Scientific reports·11 Jun 2026

1. In-person contact predicts loneliness in humans.

   “In-person contact with both close and weak ties predicted lower levels of loneliness.”

   HumansContact with both close and weak ties5–6 daysn = 313

   Loneliness and Mode of Social Contact in Late Life

   The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences·7 Jul 2024