Stronger Ties, Longer Lives
Across 148 studies of over 300,000 people, stronger social relationships went with about 50% greater odds of survival, comparable to well-known risk factors for mortality.
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- Holt-Lunstad, J., Smith, T. B., & Layton, J. B. (2010). Social relationships and mortality risk: A meta-analytic review. PLoS Medicine, 7(7), e1000316.
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Stronger Ties, Longer Lives
Across 148 studies of over 300,000 people, stronger social relationships went with about 50% greater odds of survival, comparable to well-known risk factors for mortality.
Source: Social relationships and survival · Strong evidence
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