Social support and lifestyles: A relational study in the field of health promotion

Currently, many people live a reality that is quite accelerated and not very reflective due to the different contextual demands they face, whether family, social, economic, etc. This generates – on multiple occasions – a crisis that is difficult to resolve; and reversing such a situation is usually complicated due to the lack of social support (economic, emotional, symbolic) from the environment. On several occasions, this situation ends with the adoption of lifestyles that are harmful to the person's health. In this sense, it is important to investigate the relationship that exists between social support and healthy lifestyles, in order to identify certain difficulties, problems and discomforts that impact people's lives, and to provide a more precise panorama. of the reality that is experienced in different contexts, which is addressed in this book.