A survey of about 143,000 individuals across 142 countries found that most people — 7 in 10 — feel very or fairly supported by those around them. The Global State of Social Connections survey, conducted by Meta and Gallup last year, defined social support as “how much you feel cared for by people.” The newly released report offered some important insights into just how essential that support is for humans’ overall well-being. Of those who felt very supported, 71% said they did not experience stress a lot of the day before the survey, and 67% did not experience physical pain during much of the day before. The report noted that these results, connecting social support to lower stress and physical pain, “may have implications for creating strategies to help people cope.
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