Why you chosen family matters: Fulfilling friendships boost health and wellbeing, study claims

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Why you chosen family matters: Fulfilling friendships boost health and wellbeing, study claims

Fulfilling friendships and general close social relationships are strongly linked to excellent physical and mental health, finds a study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Mental Health. Data from more than 200,000 adults shows good quality social connections and – to a lesser extent – positive family ties in childhood are associated with better perceptions of overall mental and physical health The research, representing one of the most c…