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September 12, 2013 | Program Results Report
Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone, examines social isolation and the growing trend of living alone. Author Eric Klinenberg, PhD, wrote the book with funding from RWJF.
April 30, 2013 | Journal Article
This study examined the role of social relationships in the development of major depression. The overall quality of social relationships was associated with a significantly higher risk of depression.
February 6, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
HCB: You conducted interviews with hundreds of people across the country who live alone. Tell us about the trends you identified in the book. Klinenberg: When I looked more closely at the issue I learned that living alone had become incredibly commo ...
December 1, 2003 | Program Results Report
Experts from the social, behavioral, physiological and medical sciences developed a plan to study how the extent to which people are socially connected (that is, have relationships with others) affects their physical health.
August 26, 2005 | Program Results Report
Washington State University School of Public Health planned and implemented an intervention to link families in faith-based congregations in Spokane, Wash., to isolated single-parent families in their communities.
June 28, 2013 | Program Results Report
The Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association developed Aging Well, a program to help improve the physical, mental, and social health of older adults living in rural Routt and Moffat counties.
June 28, 2013 | Program Results Report
This sidebar tells how Louise Iacovetto, age 88, benefits from a senior wellness class, part of Aging Well, a program run by the Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association of Steamboat Springs.
June 12, 2013 | Story
One reason the American West has high suicide rates is its residential instability, RWJF scholar finds.
June 8, 2013 | Journal Article
While Blacks generally have fewer injection drug ties than Whites and Hispanics, those who report discrimination due to race or drug use have more high-risk social ties and likely get HIV from sexual transmission.
June 4, 2013 | Story
Interacting with unsupportive family members may lead to depression—especially in women.