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#Social_Cure researchers @UQPsych were asked to come up with some evidence-based tips to help people stay socially connected while physically distanced due to #Covid_19. Here are six that we came up with. Please share and add your own.
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1. Connect virtually and connect often. Physical distancing need not mean social distancing and technology is key to this. The best technologies are those where you share a lot of information, involve more than two people, and connect in real time
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journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.117…
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journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.117…
2. Connect with groups. Research shows that group-based connections can be especially protective in times of uncertainty and challenge. So don’t just use tech to connect 1-on-1, connect virtually with family groups, your yoga group, book club, etc.
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taylorfrancis.com/books/97813156…
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taylorfrancis.com/books/97813156…
Our new paper in SPPC makes the case for a socio-psycho-bio model of health. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…
This foregrounds the capacity for social groups—and the social contexts in which those groups are embedded— to structure psychology and, through this, biology and health.
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This foregrounds the capacity for social groups—and the social contexts in which those groups are embedded— to structure psychology and, through this, biology and health.
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The three elements of the SPB model are dynamic and interdependent. This is consistent with recent approaches to health that have focused on the important role that social class, social inequality, social structure, and social networks play in shaping health outcomes.
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The concrete value of the SPB reformulation is illustrated through a discussion of recent research that focuses on the role of group memberships and associated social identities in shaping the psychology and biology of #stress.
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