social engagement
Participating with others
Social engagement is participation in community life and interaction with others.
The term appears in contexts ranging from public health to social media, where it measures how actively people connect.
For older adults, social engagement correlates with cognitive health: The study found that social engagement reduced dementia risk.
On digital platforms, it means likes, comments, and shares: Our social engagement metrics improved after the campaign.
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- volunteeringGiving service without pay
- giving backContributing to others' welfare
- lending a handProviding assistance to another
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
conversation · activism · community centers · empathy · active listening · friendship · group chat · trust-building · emotional support · grassroots movements · cooperative housing · common ground · civic education · mutual aid · conflict resolution · online forums · face time · public service
- Buddhist servicedana, almsgiving, alms giving, alms, meditation aid
- behavioral cuesbody language, facial expression, eye contact, posture, gestures
- senior wellnesshealth, wellbeing, active lifestyle, healthy diet, balance exercises
- Customer Engagementloyalty programs, customer loyalty, customer retention, retention, brand loyalty
- Blue ZonesOkinawa, Sardinia, longevity, centenarians, life expectancy
- dementia treatmentscognitive therapy, memory care, memory aids
social engagementsocial isolation
Lack of human contact
isolation · withdrawal · disconnection · alienation · loneliness
social engagementdisengagement
Withdrawal from involvement
non-participation · apathy · passivity · inactivity · uninvolvement
social engagementself-isolation
Voluntary separation from others
social withdrawal · self-absorption · insularity · reclusiveness · antisocial behavior