Social Connections

Social connection refers to the feeling that you belong to a group and generally feel close to other people. Scientific evidence strongly suggests that this is a core psychological need, essential to feeling satisfied with your life.

What seems true across cultures is that social connections are key to well-being. For example, very happy people are

✓   Highly social

✓   Tend to have strong relationships

✓    Kids with a richer network of connections grow up to be happier adults

✓   Socialising is one of the most positive everyday activities

What makes a good life? – Lessons from the longest study on adult development 

✓   Being conducted by The Harvard – study of adult development

✓   Longest study of adult life – 80 years of study and still going on

✓   They studied the lives of 724 men and 2000 children of these men

✓   The study was done year after year covering all aspects of their lives