{"id":137,"date":"2018-11-13T17:15:11","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T17:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/website.prod.unilu.spikeseed.cloud\/fhse-fr\/news\/behavioural-and-social-factors-influencing-our-health\/"},"modified":"2018-11-13T17:15:11","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T17:15:11","slug":"behavioural-and-social-factors-influencing-our-health","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-fr\/news\/behavioural-and-social-factors-influencing-our-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Behavioural and social factors influencing our health"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Institute for Health and Behaviour hosted a conference on 7 November to give their researchers and doctoral candidates the opportunity to present their research projects to the public. The institute investigates how behaviour affects health and how behaviour is affected by the social environment.<\/p>

Based on the research outcomes, interventions to change human behaviour are developed to improve individual and public health. Professor Andrew Steptoe<\/a> from University College London, one of Britain\u2019s leading health psychologists, provided the keynote address \u201cSocial relationships, loneliness and health\u201d.\u00a0Professor Steptoe discussed different studies investigating the correlation between the lack of social interactions, loneliness, health and psychological well-being. \u00a0<\/p>

In the afternoon, the researchers of the Institute of Health and Behaviour<\/a> gave an account of their research activities. The presentations reflected the wide range of topics covered by the institute as well as the interdisciplinary character of research in health and behaviour.<\/p>

Research is as diverse as the institute and combines knowledge from psychology to biology and economics. Ongoing research includes topics such include health promotion at the workplace, violence in schools and in the media, financial insecurity and social well-being, substance use disorders and behavioural addictions and self-regulation and health.<\/p>

During the afternoon poster sessions, the public had the opportunity to browse the posters, discuss with the presenters and learn more about their projects.<\/p>

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\n \n\"\"\n <\/figure>Research project: \u00ab\u00a0Emotional difficulties in people with autism.\u00a0\u00bb

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<\/p>Research project: \u00ab\u00a0Alcohol consumption and their predictive power over internet and cybersex use and abuse in adolescents.\u00a0\u00bb

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Some of the projects showcased during the poster sessions:<\/p>