Are quantitative targets for social network size and interaction frequency appropriate for public health guidelines on social connection? Evidence from loneliness and related mental health outcomes

Jorge Andrés Delgado-Ron, Heather Orpana, Charlotte Roddick, Kate Mulligan, Elizabeth C. Pinel, Peter J. Helm, John L. Oliffe, Robert J. Coplan, Cecilia Benoit, Steve Joordens, Shayna Skakoon-Sparling, Kiffer George Card

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10.1016/j.ssmph.2026.101970
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2026-12
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SSM - Population Health
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Elsevier BV
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.ssmph.2026.101970,
  title = {Are quantitative targets for social network size and interaction frequency appropriate for public health guidelines on social connection? Evidence from loneliness and related mental health outcomes},
  author = {Jorge Andrés Delgado-Ron and Heather Orpana and Charlotte Roddick and Kate Mulligan and Elizabeth C. Pinel and Peter J. Helm and John L. Oliffe and Robert J. Coplan and Cecilia Benoit and Steve Joordens and Shayna Skakoon-Sparling and Kiffer George Card},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {SSM - Population Health},
  doi = {10.1016/j.ssmph.2026.101970},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2026.101970}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Are quantitative targets for social network size and interaction frequency appropriate for public health guidelines on social connection? Evidence from loneliness and related mental health outcomes
AU  - Jorge Andrés Delgado-Ron
AU  - Heather Orpana
AU  - Charlotte Roddick
AU  - Kate Mulligan
AU  - Elizabeth C. Pinel
AU  - Peter J. Helm
AU  - John L. Oliffe
AU  - Robert J. Coplan
AU  - Cecilia Benoit
AU  - Steve Joordens
AU  - Shayna Skakoon-Sparling
AU  - Kiffer George Card
PY  - 2026
JO  - SSM - Population Health
DO  - 10.1016/j.ssmph.2026.101970
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2026.101970
ER  - 

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Delgado-Ron, J. A., Orpana, H., Roddick, C., Mulligan, K., Pinel, E. C., Helm, P. J., Oliffe, J. L., Coplan, R. J., Benoit, C., Joordens, S., Skakoon-Sparling, S., & Card, K. G. (2026). Are quantitative targets for social network size and interaction frequency appropriate for public health guidelines on social connection? Evidence from loneliness and related mental health outcomes. SSM - Population Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2026.101970

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