Interdependence, bonding and support are associated with improved mental wellbeing following an outdoor team challenge.

ABSTRACT: Social relationships and mental health are functionally integrated throughout the lifespan. Although recent laboratory-based research has begun to reveal psychological pathways linking social interaction, interdependence, bonding and wellbeing, more evidence is needed to integrate and understand the potential significance of these accounts for real-world events and interventions. In a questionnaire-based, repeated measures design, we measured the wellbeing of 13- to 19-year-old participants (n = 226) in the Ten Tors Challenge (United Kingdom) 7-10 days before (T1) and after (T4) the event. Immediately before (T2) and after (T3) the event, we administered measures of team bonding, perceived and experienced interdependence, perceived and received support, physical pain and fatigue, and perfo

SUBMITTER: Cohen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10078634 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature