Purpose Loneliness is increasingly recognised as the next critical public health issue. A
plausible reason for this concern may be related to emerging societal trends affecting the …

While a sizable body of research demonstrates the associations between social connection
and health, much of the recent focus in the broader public and to some extent among …

British Psychology Society Textbook of the Year 2020 Why do people who are more socially
connected live longer and have better health than those who are socially isolated? Why are …

This review argues that a distinctly positive form of social connection is made possible by the
social identities that people derive from psychologically meaningful group memberships …

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 …

Objectives Periods of social isolation are associated with loneliness in children and young
people, and loneliness is associated with poor mental and physical health. Children and …

Neoliberalism has become the dominant ideology in many parts of the world. Yet there is
little empirical research on its psychological impact. On the basis of a social identity …

Having a purpose in life is one of the most fundamental human needs. However, for most
people, finding their purpose in life is not obvious. Modern life has a way of distracting …

Purpose There is growing evidence of significant harmful effects of loneliness. Relatively
little work has focused on how best to reduce loneliness in people with mental health …

Research in clinical psychology and social psychiatry has highlighted the importance of
social factors for outcomes following trauma. In this review, we speak to this issue in two …