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Social connectivity with friends

Exposure

1 paper2 findings

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funders: Government of Jiangsu Province and 1 more
  • Humans1

Outcomes

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Depressive symptoms

downin humans1

1 study

  1. Social connectivity with friends decrease depressive symptoms in humans (β = -0.040, p < 0.01).

    “In urban areas, respondents who received instrumental support from their children (β = -1.276, p < 0.01), who thought their children exhibited filial piety (β = -0.836, p < 0.01), and who had more social connectivity with friends (β = -0.040, p < 0.01) were more likely to report fewer depression symptoms.”

    Humansin urban older adults

    Comparing the role of social connectivity with friends and family in depression among older adults in China: evaluating the moderating effect of urban-rural status

    Frontiers in psychiatryMay 11, 2023

Associations

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Depressive symptoms

downin humans1

1 study

  1. Social connectivity with friends are associated with depressive symptoms in humans (interaction β = -0.053, p < 0.05).

    “Social connectivity with friends was similarly associated with decreased depressive symptoms, although this effect was greater among urban-dwelling older adults (urban-rural interaction effect, β = -0.053, p < 0.05).”

    Humans

    Comparing the role of social connectivity with friends and family in depression among older adults in China: evaluating the moderating effect of urban-rural status

    Frontiers in psychiatryMay 11, 2023

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