The differential roles of chronic and transient loneliness in daily prosocial behavior

Autor: Yeeun Archer Lee, Jennifer C. Lay, Theresa Pauly, Peter Graf, Christiane A. Hoppmann
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Psychology and aging. 37(5)
ISSN: 1939-1498
Popis: Loneliness is a recognized risk factor for morbidity and mortality across the adult life span including old age. Loneliness is a negative emotional experience that has been associated with social isolation, but loneliness may also be adaptive to the extent that it signals a need to socially reengage. To reconcile these seemingly contradictory findings, we unpack the timing of the underlying processes by distinguishing between transient and chronic loneliness in shaping prosocial behaviors. Using 10 days of electronic daily life assessments from 100 middle-aged and older adults (
Databáze: OpenAIRE