'Oh no, not a group!' The factors that lonely or isolated people report as barriers to joining groups for health and well-being

CONCLUSIONS: A key challenge for Social Prescribing is to meet the social needs of people disinclined to join groups; groups can be detrimental to health and well-being if there are barriers to integration. Alternative ways of structuring groups or activities may be more effective and can still avail of the belonging and identity associated with 'the social cure'.PMID:34028949 | DOI:10.1111/bjhp.12536

Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - May 24, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Avelie Stuart Clifford Stevenson Miriam Koschate Jessica Cohen Mark Levine Source Type: research