Alopecia areata is a representative inflammatory skin disease that is associated with various
environmental stimuli. While psychological stress is believed to be a major pathogenetic …

Drinking and drinking problems are complex phenomena. Understanding the etiology of
alcohol use disorder requires consideration of biological, psychological, and social …

Workplace ostracism has become today's harsh reality. Research concerning ostracism has
proliferated in the past two decades. But, not much attention is paid to the process of coping …

Unlike one-time lab manipulations of exclusion, in real life, many people experience
exclusion, from others and from groups, over extended periods, raising the question of …

This study reexamined the factor structure of drinking motives using 205 unique items from
18 drinking motives scales with the inclusion of social tension reduction motives, which have …

Abstract Background Adolescents' presence on Social Media (SoMe) facilitates peer
connections making them susceptible to peer-influences and approval. Negative …

Objective: Researchers and theorists studying intergroup relations have been interested in
the impact of alcohol on interracial responding. Theories predict that alcohol will exacerbate …

Most past studies examining changes in alcohol use from before to during the COVID-19
pandemic used cross-sectional designs that required participants to retrospectively report on …

Objective: Most alcohol consumption takes place in social contexts, and the belief that
alcohol enhances social interactions has been identified as among the more robust …

Social exclusion contributes to alcohol consumption, whereas the development of alcohol
dependence (AD) can in turn lead to the social exclusion of people with AD. Previous …