A person’s quality of life, which influences health development and future accomplishments, can be significantly impacted by their social environment and the connections they form (Hong, 2022). Social environments include things like a person’s physical surroundings, local resources, and social networks. Residential areas, workplaces, medical facilities, educational institutions, and recreational areas comprise the physical surroundings of a social environment (Hong, 2022). The physical surroundings—including how well-maintained and clean the buildings are, for example—may impact lifestyle practices, which can then impact the health and well-being of people growing up and developing in such environments (Hong, 2022). The social environment has an impact on the type and caliber of social interactions that members of the community engage in, as it essentially dictates who, when, and how members of the community will interact with one another. Building and sustaining healthy social connections is essential to both psychological well-being and a high standard of living (Hong, 2022; Moliner et al., 2021). Building good relationships with others is made possible by maintaining an ideal degree of social wellness. Gaining confidence in personal identity and learning how to be confident in social settings are made possible by having a strong support system of friends and family (Moliner et al., 2021). Self-esteem is raised when one is surrounded by supportive social connections and building emotional resilience requires a strong foundation for social well-being.
How do the interactions you have in life contribute to your social health?
References:
- Hong, P. Y. (2022). Health psychological self-sufficiency (health-PSS): A bottom-up human-social development approach to health equity. 2021, 43(3). https://doi.org/10.3998/sdi.2811
- Moliner, L., Alegre, F., Cabedo-Mas, A., & Chiva-Bartoll, O. (2021). Social well-being at school: Development and validation of a scale for primary education students. Frontiers in Education, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2021.800248
