Loneliness is a distressing emotional state that motivates individuals to renew and maintain
social contact. It has been suggested that lonely individuals suffer from a cognitive bias …

Loneliness is a negative and distressing emotional state that arises from a discrepancy
between one's desired and achieved levels of social connectedness. The evolutionary …

The social environment comprising communities, families, neighbourhoods, work teams,
and various other forms of social group is not simply an external feature of the world that …

The primary goals of this study were to test a conceptual model linking social approach and
avoidance motivations, socially withdrawn behaviors, and peer difficulties in later childhood …

Unsociability is a characteristic that refers to individual differences in the non-fearful
preference for solitude. There is continued debate pertaining to the potential costs and …

Aloneliness is conceptualized as the negative feelings that arise from the perception that
one is not spending enough time alone. We developed and validated an assessment of …

Stigmatized individuals often feel threatened by negative stereotypes about their group.
Previous research showed that concerns about being negatively stereotyped (ie, social …

Ostracism, that is, being excluded and ignored by others, is a highly painful and threatening
experience for individuals. Most empirical research on ostracism has been carried out in the …

Income inequality is commonly posited to elevate concerns about social status that
undermine psychological health, but the empirical evidence is inconsistent. Here we …

Background Emotional symptoms, such as anxiety and depressive symptoms, are common
during adolescence, often persist over time, and can precede the emergence of severe …