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Why Emotional Health is Important

In order to build and sustain healthy relationships, we need to have responsive relationships with others. This is a key component of good emotional health.

We also know that a stable, responsive environment is essential in childhood for developing the foundations of resilience and good, lifelong emotional, mental and physical health.(1)

 

Emotional health at age 16 is a stronger predictor of mental health and life chances at age 30 than either demographic or socio-economic factors.(2)
Children and adults with high resilience resources are half as likely to have a diagnosable mental health condition.(3)

High social and emotional skills at age 10 predict positive adult outcomes, including life satisfaction, wellbeing, labour market success, and good overall health.(2)
The most important predictor of adult life satisfaction is emotional health, both in childhood and subsequently.(4)
Better self-regulation is strongly associated with mental wellbeing, good physical health and health behaviours, and socio-economic and labour market outcomes.(5)
7 out of 10 adults in the UK stress the importance of government investment in emotional health education and training.(6)

 

  1. Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (2022) Three Principles to Improve Outcomes for Children and Families. Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. https://pediatrics.developingchild.harvard.edu/concept/three-principles-to-improve-outcomes-for-children-and-families/
  2. Goodman, A., Joshi, H., Nasim, B., & Tyler, C. (2015). Social and emotional skills in childhood and their long-term effects on adult life. London: Institute of Education.
  3. Hughes, K., Ford, K., Davies, A., Homolova, L., & Bellis, M. (2018). Sources of resilience and their moderating relationships with harms from adverse childhood experiences: Welsh Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) and Resilience Study – Report 1: Mental Illness. Public Health Wales NHS Trust.
  4. Layard, R., Clark, A. E., Cornaglia, F., Powdthavee, N., & Vernoit, J. (2014). What predicts a successful life? A life-course model of well-being. The Economic Journal, 124(580), F720-F738.
  5. Feinstein, L. (2015). Social and emotional learning: Skills for life and work. Early Intervention Foundation.
  6. All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc. Total sample size was 2094 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken 17th – 18th January 2024. The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all UK adults (aged 18+).

 

Find Out More

To find out more about why emotional health is important you can read the Demos report here: Strong Foundations: Why everyone needs good emotional health – and how to achieve it.

For further information about our work call 01865 401800 or email hello@emotionalhealth.org.uk.

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