Relationship between sense of community belonging and self-rated health across life stages.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health interventions aimed at facilitating connectedness among seniors have recently gained traction, seeing as social connectedness is increasingly being recognized as an important determinant of health. However, research examining the association between connectedness and health across all age groups is limited, and few studies have focused on community belonging as a tangible aspect of social connectedness. Using a population-based Canadian cohort, this study aims to investigate (1) the associations between community belonging with self-rated general health and self-rated mental health, and (2) how these associations differ across life stages.

Methods

Data from six cycles of a national population health survey (Canadian Community Health Survey) from 2003 to 201

SUBMITTER: Michalski CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7585135 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature