2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Social connectedness is essential for health and longevity, while
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isolation exacts a heavy toll on individuals and society. We present
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U.S. social connectedness magnitudes and trends as target phenomena to
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inform calls for policy-based approaches to promote social health. Using
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the 2003-2020 American Time Use Survey, this study finds that,
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nationally, social isolation increased, social engagement with family,
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friends, and `others'' (roommates, neighbors, acquaintances, coworkers,
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clients, etc.) decreased, and companionship (shared leisure and
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recreation) decreased. Joinpoint analysis showed that the pandemic
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exacerbated upward trends in social isolation and downward trends in
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non-household family, friends, and `others'' social engagement. However,
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household family social engagement and companionship showed signs of
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progressive decline years prior to the pandemic, at a pace not eclipsed
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by the pandemic. Work hours emerged as a structural constraint to social
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engagement. Sub-groups allocated social engagement differently across
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different relationship roles. Social engagement with friends, others,
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and in companionship plummeted for young Americans. Black Americans
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experienced more social isolation and less social engagement, overall,
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relative to other races. Hispanics experienced much less social
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isolation than non-Hispanics. Older adults spent more time in social
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isolation, but also relatively more time in companionship. Women spent
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more time with family while men spent more time with friends and in
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compan-ionship. And, men''s social connectedness decline was steeper than
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for women. Finally, low-income Americans are more socially engaged with
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`others'' than those with higher income. We discuss potential avenues of
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future research and policy initiatives that emerge from our findings.'
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affiliation: 'Kannan, VD (Corresponding Author), Univ Rochester, Dept Psychiat, 300
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Crittenden Blvd, Rochester, NY 14642 USA.
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Kannan, Viji Diane, Univ Rochester, Dept Psychiat, 300 Crittenden Blvd, Rochester,
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NY 14642 USA.
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Veazie, Peter J., Univ Rochester, Dept Publ Hlth Sci, 265 Crittenden Blvd, Rochester,
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NY 14642 USA.'
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article-number: '101331'
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author: Kannan, Viji Diane and Veazie, Peter J.
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author-email: 'viji\_kannan@urmc.rochester.edu
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peter\_veazie@urmc.rochester.edu'
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author_list:
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- family: Kannan
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given: Viji Diane
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- family: Veazie
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given: Peter J.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101331
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files: []
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issn: 2352-8273
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journal: SSM-POPULATION HEALTH
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keywords: Friends; Family; Health disparities; American Time Use Survey
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keywords-plus: 'CORONARY-HEART-DISEASE; BASE-LINE-THEORY; RISK-FACTORS; FRIEND
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RELATIONSHIPS; OLDER-ADULTS; SELF-CARE; LONELINESS; HEALTH; MORTALITY;
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SUPPORT'
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language: English
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month: MAR
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number-of-cited-references: '75'
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orcid-numbers: Kannan, Viji Diane/0000-0001-8346-369X
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papis_id: 135cbc16571b7e2e592c61a076cdc0bf
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ref: Kannan2023ustrends
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times-cited: '4'
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title: US trends in social isolation, social engagement, and companionship ? nationally
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and by age, sex, race/ethnicity, family income, and work hours, 2003-2020
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:001060774600001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '1'
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volume: '21'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
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year: '2023'
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