Purpose Loneliness and isolation are on the rise, globally threatening the well-being across
age groups; global social distancing measures during the COVID-19 crisis have intensified …

Conservation of resources (COR) theory has become one of the two leading theories of
stress and trauma in the past 20 years, along with the pioneering theory of Lazarus and …

Background The objectives of the study were to generate normative data for the Oslo Social
Support Scale (OSSS-3) for different age groups for men and women and to further …

Background: Previous research suggests that artificial agents may be a promising source of
social support for humans. However, the bulk of this research has been conducted in the …

Kritische Lebensereignisse gehören zum Erfahrungshorizont fast aller Menschen. Es gilt zu
präzisieren, was Ereignisse als kritisch ausweist und welchen Platz sie jeweils im Leben …

Background The Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19) pandemic is a global public health
challenge and provides an opportunity to investigate the unclear relationship between risk …

Social cognitive theory (SCT; Bandura 1986) has become a fundamental resource in
clinical, educational, social, developmental, health, and personality psychology. It has been …

STUDY QUESTION What are the perceptions of infertility patients and the factors correlating
with their psychological distress, following suspension of fertility treatments during the …

Aim. The aim was to investigate the associations between perceived social support and
depression in a general population in relation to gender and age. Background. Social …

We examine recent evidence on the consequences of selfishness and otherishness for
psychological well-being, physical health, and relationships. In the first sections, we …