Social integration

1. Social integration has no effect on mortality in humans.

   “Neither social integration nor daily interpersonal stressors were associated with mortality”

   Humans

   Accentuating the Positive: Contribution of Positive Relations With Others and Daily Interpersonal Interactions to Longevity

   Biopsychosocial science and medicine·12 Jun 2026

1. Social integration mediates gender disparities in cognition in humans.

   “social integration partially explains gender disparities in cognition, particularly in contexts characterized by traditional gender roles.”

   Humansin contexts characterized by traditional gender rolesn = 62,760

   Exploring gender disparities in cognitive performance in later life: The role of social participation across European welfare regimes

   Social science & medicine (1982)·5 Feb 2026

1. Social integration protects against perceived stress in humans.

   “social integration moderated within-person effects of frailty and TUG performance on perceived stress, thereby alleviating the negative impact of health constraints on stress.”

   Humanswithin-person effects over 11 years

   Social Integration Moderates Longitudinal Links Between Health Constraints and Perceived Stress in Older Adults

   GSA 2025 abstract·31 Dec 2025

1. Social integration is associated with depression in humans.

   “For male Veterans, the relationship between social integration and depression was complex and shifted over time, a dynamic not observed in their civilian counterparts.”

   HumansCanadian Veteranseight yearsmales

   A longitudinal analysis of Veteran well-being using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

   Journal of military, veteran and family health·1 Jun 2026

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1. Social integration is associated with CAIDE Dementia Risk Score in humans.

   “The social integration component was also significantly associated with the risk score, indicating that stronger social relationships may exhibit lower CAIDE dementia risk scores.”

   Humansn = 286

   Determinants of Dementia Risk Score in Primary Care: Knowledge Level, Social Factors, and Health Behaviours

   Journal of prevention (2022)·1 Jun 2026

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1. Social integration lowers the risk of cognitive impairment in humans (aOR 0.95, 95% CI 0.93–0.97).

   “high social network score 0.95 (0.93 ‐0.97)”

   Humansmultinomial logistic regression model

   Emerging risk factors for cognitive dysfunction among 1036 community‐dwelling older nigerian africans: Data from the valiant study

   AAIC 2025 abstract·23 Dec 2025

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1. Social integration is associated with cognitive function decline in humans (OR = 0.806, 95%CI: 0.736 ~ 0.882).

   “while less likely to be in the low-decline group (OR = 0.806, 95%CI: 0.736 ~ 0.882)”

   Humanscompared to medium-decline group

   Association of social integration with cognitive function trajectories among Chinese older adults: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study (CHARLS)

   Frontiers in aging neuroscience·11 Jan 2024

1. Social integration is associated with cognitive function in humans (OR = 1.087, 95%CI: 1.007 ~ 1.174).

   “older adults with higher social integration scores were more likely to be in the high-stable trajectory group (OR = 1.087, 95%CI: 1.007 ~ 1.174)”

   Humanscompared to medium-decline group

   Association of social integration with cognitive function trajectories among Chinese older adults: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study (CHARLS)

   Frontiers in aging neuroscience·11 Jan 2024