Social group memberships protect against future depression, alleviate depression symptoms and prevent depression relapse

摘要: A growing body of research suggests that a lack social connectedness is strongly related to current depression and increases vulnerability future depression. However, few studies speak the potential benefits fostering among persons already depressed or protective properties this for trajectories. We suggest may be in part because tends understood terms (difficult establish) ties specific individuals rather than groups. The study addresses these issues by using population data demonstrate number groups person belongs strong predictor subsequent (such fewer predicts more depression), unfolding group memberships are stronger who those non-depressed. These analyses control initial memberships, depression, age, gender, socioeconomic status, subjective health relationship status ethnicity, were examined both proximally (across 2 years, N = 5055) distally 4 4087). Depressed respondents with no joined one reduced their risk relapse 24%; if they three 63%. Together evidence membership against developing curative existing implications results public primary interventions discussed.