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 …

Academic Abstract Stronger theory on the nature of human well-being is needed, especially
as well-being indicators are increasingly utilized in policy contexts. Building on Erik Allardt …

Purpose Physical distancing measures to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus have
presented challenges for the mental health and well-being of college students. As campus …

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 …

Large-scale environmental crises are genuinely collective phenomena: they usually result
from collective, rather than personal, behavior and how they are cognitively represented and …

The health of people's body and mind is powerfully conditioned by social factors that affect
their social identity. Consistent with this notion, there is a growing interest in the way that …

We investigated Autism social identity and mental health in autistic people. Autistic people
have social and communication deficits, and experience social stigma—factors that could …

The current work investigated how viewing one's pet as a family member improves
wellbeing. We hypothesized that including pets in a key social ingroup (ie, family) would …

The relationship between stressful life transitions and wellbeing is well established,
however, the protective role of social connectedness has received mixed support. We test …

In contrast to other disciplines, social psychology has been slow in responding to the
questions posed by the issue of ethnicity. The Social Psychology of Ethnic Identity, Second …