Human interactions are increasingly taking place from a distance through methods of remote
interpersonal communication like video chatting and social media. While remote …

Risk-taking is a common, complex, and multidimensional behavior construct that has
significant implications for human health and well-being. Previous research has identified …

Swipe-based dating apps characteristically provide quantitative social feedback in the form
of matches. Surveys suggest a link between dating app success and well-being, but the …

Importance Perceived social isolation is associated with negative health outcomes,
including increased risk for altered eating behaviors, obesity, and psychological symptoms …

Loneliness, or the subjective feeling of social isolation, is an important social determinant of
health. Loneliness is associated with poor physical health, including higher rates of …

There is a growing understanding that emotion regulation (ER) abilities can be an important
buffer for loneliness. However, most of this research is cross-sectional. Thus, it is unknown …

Background Aging is associated with many personal, social, and environmental challenges
that increase the risk of loneliness. Loneliness is a painful emotional experience associated …

Background Recent studies report that LGBTQ+ people have experienced high levels of
mental health problems during COVID-19-related social distancing. Given the well …

Abstract Theory of mind (ToM) involves understanding others' mental states and relies on
brain regions like the temporoparietal junction (TPJ) and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) …

As a social and public health concern, loneliness is associated with an abundance of
negative life outcomes such as depressive symptomatology, mortality, and sleep …