hgdover50sforum.org.uk » social interaction https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk A Voice for Older People in the Harrogate District Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:05:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 More than two thirds of adults in the UK experience loneliness https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/more-than-two-thirds-of-adults-in-the-uk-experience-loneliness/ https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/more-than-two-thirds-of-adults-in-the-uk-experience-loneliness/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2015 10:12:59 +0000 https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/?p=3787 big-lunch-logo-2013Research commissioned by the Big Lunch project found that more than two thirds of adults in the UK experience some degree of loneliness. The research aimed to assess ‘the changing face of social interaction in the UK’.  For more details of their findings, please follow this link.  Are you a ‘social animal’? Try the quiz!

As a result of this survey, Big Lunch project and the researchers have indentified ‘The Four Personalities of Social Interaction’ . These  enable individuals to identify their social interactionh needs and ways of finding opportunities for social interaction. They have devised a light-hearted quiz which might reveal if you are a ‘social animal’ and to which category you might belong.

Are you a dolphin, bumble bee, albatross or polar bear? Let them know via Twitter or Facebook!

Editor’s Note

There are hundreds of community activities in the Harrogate district listed on the HARCVS website where company and friendship are offered. http://www.harcvs.org.uk/Regularevents

Or, you could join the Harrogate District Over 50s forum. New members are always welcome.

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