Loneliness across the life span

P Qualter, J Vanhalst, R Harris… - Perspectives on …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Most people have experienced loneliness and have been able to overcome it to reconnect
with other people. In the current review, we provide a life-span perspective on one …

Loneliness and eating disorders

MP Levine - The Journal of psychology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
This article examines the link between loneliness and eating disorders. This concept is
evaluated through a systematic review of the literature that links loneliness and eating …

Psychological, relational, and emotional effects of self-disclosure after conversations with a chatbot

A Ho, J Hancock, AS Miner - Journal of Communication, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Disclosing personal information to another person has beneficial emotional, relational, and
psychological outcomes. When disclosers believe they are interacting with a computer …

Age differences in loneliness from late adolescence to oldest old age.

M Luhmann, LC Hawkley - Developmental psychology, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Contrary to common stereotypes, loneliness is not restricted to old age but can occur at any
life stage. In this study, we used data from a large, nationally representative German study …

Effectiveness of an empathic chatbot in combating adverse effects of social exclusion on mood

M De Gennaro, EG Krumhuber, G Lucas - Frontiers in psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
From past research it is well known that social exclusion has detrimental consequences for
mental health. To deal with these adverse effects, socially excluded individuals frequently …

When the going gets tough: Grit predicts costly perseverance

GM Lucas, J Gratch, L Cheng, S Marsella - Journal of Research in …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this research, we investigate how grittier individuals might incur some costs by persisting
when they could move on. Grittier participants were found to be less willing to give up when …

Applicants' fairness perceptions of algorithm-driven hiring procedures

M Lavanchy, P Reichert, J Narayanan… - Journal of Business …, 2023 - Springer
Despite the rapid adoption of technology in human resource departments, there is little
empirical work that examines the potential challenges of algorithmic decision-making in the …

Why do the lonely stay lonely? Chronically lonely adolescents' attributions and emotions in situations of social inclusion and exclusion.

J Vanhalst, B Soenens, K Luyckx… - Journal of personality …, 2015 - psycnet.apa.org
The goal of this study was to identify mechanisms associated with chronic loneliness by
examining the effect of adolescents' accumulated history of loneliness on responses to new …

Revisiting the social stigma of loneliness

NA Kerr, TB Stanley - Personality and Individual Differences, 2021 - Elsevier
In past studies examining the stigmatization of loneliness, perceivers evaluated hypothetical
targets who were lonely and socially inept or reclusive. For example, Lau and Gruen (1992) …

Do lonely people seek robot companionship? A comparative examination of the Loneliness–Robot anthropomorphism link in the United States and China

J Dang, L Liu - Computers in Human Behavior, 2023 - Elsevier
Anthropomorphism can provide psychological closeness and compensate for loneliness;
therefore, it has been assumed that lonely people are more likely to anthropomorphize …