Research suggests that maintaining close social connections may improve health, reduce stress, and even increase life ...
Review of Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life’s Fundamental Bond. By Lydia Denworth. W.W. Norton & Company. 297 pp. “There is one friend in the life of each of us who ...
In 2023, a report from the United States Office of the Surgeon General outlined an epidemic of loneliness and social isolation in America (Office of the Surgeon General, 2023). Among the report’s ...
New research from a BYU psychology professor finds that replacing face-to-face interaction with online communication can weaken social connections and increase feelings of isolation. As video calls, ...
Editor’s Note: This article focuses on an important protective factor that every parent, educator, HR specialist, coach and faith leader can positively effect: social connection. The authors end with ...