TIME AND CONNECTIVITY: KEY SOCIAL HEALTH RESOURCES
Time
Time scarcity is emerging as a modern malaise. Time scarcity is the experience of lack of free time: the feeling of having too little time to do everything. It is linked to changes in working life, with longer work hours and faster work pace, and to changes in social structures and urbanisation. Time scarcity is compounded in families - nowadays the most common family type has both parents in paid employment. These families may have more income but are often ‘time poor’, and this has been linked to lower health levels, reduced capacity to exercise and prepare healthy food, and to adopt sustainable practices. Yet, time is recognised as an important resource over which families need control in order for them to function successfully. Families need time to care, build relationships, participate in work and connect to their community. We argue that time is a valuable and finite resource for families with significant health implications.
Contact: Lyndall Strazdins and Dorothy Broom
Social connections
To understand the connection between individuals, the communities in which they live and their mental health and wellbeing, NCEPH has a large program of work investigating social capital and mental health and their shared associations with selected contemporary public health challenges. We lead the ANU’s research study of these issues within a context of climate change, with particular emphasis on rural and remote locations. Advanced statistical modelling techniques are used to analyse large representative datasets and to evaluate mental health interventions working closely with other universities and with federal, state and local government agencies and non-profit organisations.
Contact:
Helen Berry
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