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Just finished reading a fascinating research article by John T. Cacioppo et al, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology which examines the placement and spread of loneliness through social networks.
Among the study's findings were that the spread of loneliness was found to be stronger than the spread of perceived social connections, stronger for friends than family members, and stronger for women than for men.
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John T. Cacioppo is a faculty member in the department of psychology at the University of Chicago. He is the Director of the Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience and his field Specialties include:
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2 comments:
In a way, despite the increase in the ability to network as provided by the internet, I can see this as increasing a sense of isolation and loneliness. A connection via a telephone line is not the same as being present in the same room/enevironment with your social contacts.
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