Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Social Welfare

Social welfare refers to the systems, programmes and supports through which societies meet the basic needs of their members and protect vulnerable groups, encompassing income support, health and social care, and services that address poverty, disability, ageing and disadvantage. As a subject linked to psychology and…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 63× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2644-1101 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Social welfare refers to the systems, programmes and supports through which societies meet the basic needs of their members and protect vulnerable groups, encompassing income support, health and social care, and services that address poverty, disability, ageing and disadvantage. As a subject linked to psychology and public health, it concerns how access to welfare and social support shapes wellbeing, mental health and social functioning, and how structural and sociocultural factors create barriers to care. The field integrates social policy, social work, gerontology and community health, examining the determinants of access and the consequences of unmet need. Research relevant to this area includes facilitators and barriers to healthcare access among the elderly from a health-system perspective; the care debate during pandemic lockdown; advances in the sexual and reproductive rights of adolescents; sociocultural barriers to the care of HIV-infected orphans; care of chronic disease and frail patients in general practice; the integration of traditional and national health systems; and coping strategies and wellbeing among mental-health service providers. Further work addresses depressive symptoms in vulnerable diabetic elderly people, complementary feeding practices among young children, and the social and emotional dimensions of conflict. Across these contributions the field examines how welfare provision, social support and access to care affect health and psychological wellbeing, and how sociocultural and structural barriers shape the support available to vulnerable and disadvantaged populations.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 63 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Social Welfare, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Human Psychology (ISSN 2644-1101).

Journal editorial board
Christopher Mesagno · Australia Larkin Lamarche · canada Giuseppe Lanza · Italy

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