Social psychologists have a longstanding interest in the mechanisms responsible for the
beneficial effects of positive social connections. This article reviews and integrates two …

Building intimate relationships is rewarding but entails risking rejection. Trait self-esteem—a
person's overall self-evaluation—has important implications for how people behave in …

Social media sites allow users to instantaneously self-disclose to their entire social network.
This creates an opportunity to engage in self-expression that is farther-reaching than ever …

Expressing our innermost thoughts and feelings is critical to the development of intimacy
(Reis & Shaver, 1988), but also risks negative evaluation and rejection. Past research …

Background Previous studies demonstrate a high prevalence of depression and loneliness
among adolescents. Although they often co‐occur, the relationship between symptoms of …

Despite the centrality of differences as a driver of conflict, most of the empirical research on
group conflict has focused on the group as a whole, paying little attention to the differing …

Social media use has become an important part of social life. However, little is known about
its relation to physical health. Extending prior work on social media use and psychological …

When people seek support in times of distress, receiving high‐quality support is critical to
personal and relational well‐being. A rich body of work has examined support processes …

Objective: to evaluate the impact of the “Strengthening Self-Esteem” intervention proposed
by the Nursing Interventions Classification, conducted through the use of Facebook, on the …

Social relationships often decline after brain injury. Although much of this is due to
psychosocial impairments caused by the injury, the reactions to the injury of others in the …