Social Cohesion, Mental Well-Being, and the Role of Smart Technology and Pet Ownership Among Social Housing Residents: Cross-Sectional Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Smart technology has been shown to have varied effects on social cohesion and mental well-being. There has been very little research on associations between pet ownership and social cohesion and mental well-being.

Objective

This study aimed to explore associations between social cohesion and mental well-being and ownership of different forms of smart technology, dogs, and cats in a sample of adult social housing occupants in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study that collected data on people's living environment, health, and well-being, including the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale and an 8-item social cohesion scale. Participants were social housing residents in Cornwall in the South West of the United Kingdom. W

SUBMITTER: Rahtz E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12555080 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature