Life change affects health. Research aimed at understanding the consequences of life
change has primarily focused on the important roles played by stress, social support …

Written by leading social psychologists with expertise in leadership, health and emergency
behaviour–who have also played an important role in advising governments on COVID-19 …

Abstract Background and Objective Experiencing psychosis can be associated with changes
in how people see themselves as individuals and in relation to others (ie, changes in their …

The COVID19 pandemic has presented huge challenges for communities across the world.
Vaccines offer the best hope for controlling its deleterious effects, but not everybody is …

Loneliness is a common social phenomenon across countries with negative effects in
health. Thus, the measurement of loneliness is of paramount importance. The Three-Item …

In the first chapter of this book, we discussed the importance of groups with a quote from
Andrew Cuomo:'“It's not about me, it's about we.” Get your head around the we …

Paranoia and conspiracy are terms typically used interchangeably. However, although the
underlying content of these types of beliefs might be similar (eg, seeing others as powerful …

Secrecy, privacy, confidentiality, concealment, disclosure, and gossip all involve sharing and
withholding access to information. However, existing theories do not account for the …

Paranoia and conspiracy thinking are known to be distinct but correlated constructs, but it is
unknown whether certain types of conspiracy thinking are more common in paranoia than …

Paranoia is associated with variation in social behaviour, such as lower inclination to trust
others or to behave generously in economic game settings. Such variation may stem, in part …