Social relationships and health: The toxic effects of perceived social isolation

JT Cacioppo, S Cacioppo - Social and personality psychology …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Research in social epidemiology suggests that the absence of positive social relationships
is a significant risk factor for broad‐based morbidity and mortality. The nature of these social …

Toward a neurology of loneliness.

S Cacioppo, JP Capitanio, JT Cacioppo - Psychological bulletin, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Social isolation has been recognized as a major risk factor for morbidity and mortality in
humans for more than a quarter century. The brain is the key organ of social connections …

[图书][B] Social isolation and loneliness in older adults: Opportunities for the health care system

National Academies of Sciences… - 2020 - books.google.com
Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that
affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of …

Facing loneliness and anxiety during the COVID-19 isolation: the role of excessive social media use in a sample of Italian adults

V Boursier, F Gioia, A Musetti, A Schimmenti - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) prompted people to face a
distressing and unexpected situation. Uncertainty and social distancing changed people's …

Loneliness and cognitive function in the older adult: a systematic review

L Boss, DH Kang, S Branson - International psychogeriatrics, 2015 - cambridge.org
Background: Loneliness is a significant concern among the elderly, particularly in societies
with rapid growth in aging populations. Loneliness may influence cognitive function, but the …

Social isolation, cognitive reserve, and cognition in healthy older people

IEM Evans, DJ Llewellyn, FE Matthews, RT Woods… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
There is evidence to suggest that social isolation is associated with poor cognitive health,
although findings are contradictory. One reason for inconsistency in reported findings may …

Loneliness matters: A theoretical and empirical review of consequences and mechanisms

LC Hawkley, JT Cacioppo - Annals of behavioral medicine, 2010 - academic.oup.com
As a social species, humans rely on a safe, secure social surround to survive and thrive.
Perceptions of social isolation, or loneliness, increase vigilance for threat and heighten …

Perceived social isolation and cognition

JT Cacioppo, LC Hawkley - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2009 - cell.com
Social species, from Drosophila melanogaster to Homo sapiens, fare poorly when isolated.
Homo sapiens, an irrepressibly meaning-making species, are, in normal circumstances …

Social isolation during COVID‐19 lockdown impairs cognitive function

J Ingram, CJ Hand… - Applied Cognitive …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Studies examining the effect of social isolation on cognitive function typically involve older
adults and/or specialist groups (eg, expeditions). We considered the effects of COVID‐19 …

Social isolation

JT Cacioppo, LC Hawkley, GJ Norman… - Annals of the New …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Social species, by definition, form organizations that extend beyond the individual. These
structures evolved hand in hand with behavioral, neural, hormonal, cellular, and genetic …