Jessica S. Morton

Jessica is interested in the impact of social engagement on the physical and mental health of the individual. Her PhD thesis aims to (1) define the profiles of social engagement as a protective factor, and (2) identify the mediating psychosocial variables that can explain the protective effect of the group. Her thesis project supports social prescribing as a mental health intervention for people suffering from loneliness.

Keywords: social participation, social engagement, social identity and social prescribing

Affiliation

UCLouvain - Faculté de Psychologie et Sciences de l'Education (PSP)

Psychological Sciences Research Institute (IPSY)

Place du Cardinal Mercier 10/L3.05.01- 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve -  Belgium

Phone : +32 10 47 54 11

Mail: jessica.morton[at]uclouvain.be

Office : E250

Find more information on:

Jessica's ResearchGate webpage