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
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- 10.1016/j.ssmph.2026.101970
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- 2026-12
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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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