Social connectedness is consistently found to be one of the most important predictors of mental and physical well-being across cultures and across the lifespan (Cornwell & Waite, 2009; Fiori, Antonucci, & Akiyama, 2008; Holt-Lunstad, Smith, & Layton, 2010; National Opinion Research Center (NORC), 2005). Although many people are living longer, older people remain more likely to become socially isolated (Nielsen & Mather, 2011). Concurrently, the...