Loneliness is a prevalent and global problem for adult populations, and a number of
different studies have linked it to multiple chronic conditions, including: heart disease, lung …

Social isolation has been recognized as a major risk factor for morbidity and mortality in
humans for more than a quarter of a century. Although the focus of research has been on …

Abstract We describe the Cacioppo Evolutionary Theory of Loneliness (ETL) and its
manifestations in contemporary society. The early conceptualizations of loneliness were as …

Gay and bisexual men might face unique, status-based competitive pressures given that
their social and sexual relationships often occur with other men, who are known to compete …

Individuals often feel anxious in anticipation of tasks such as speaking in public or meeting
with a boss. I find that an overwhelming majority of people believe trying to calm down is the …

Status, a form of inequality based on esteem, respect, and honor, pervades social life but is
poorly understood and underestimated in terms of significance. We offer a new look at status …

The present article presents a meta-analytic test of intergroup contact theory. With 713
independent samples from 515 studies, the meta-analysis finds that intergroup contact …

When members of a stigmatized group find themselves in a situation where negative
stereotypes provide a possible framework for interpreting their behavior, the risk of being …

Since the publication of our first text on social cognition, a lot has changed for us personally
(children come and gone, grandchildren have arrived, new jobs, new houses) and …

We live in a world polarized by religion, nationality, political ideology, race, ethnicity, sex,
social class, and many other group distinctions too numerous to mention. These social …