Some monkeys prone to isolation
Some individual animals are prone to social isolation, new research suggests.
Plants & Animals
Dec 19, 2017
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News tagged with social isolation
Lady baboons with guy pals live longer
Numerous studies have linked social interaction to improved health and survival in humans, and new research confirms that the same is true for baboons.
Plants & Animals
Sep 10, 2014
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Loner lizards don't light up: The social side of lizards (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) —One of the first studies conducted on young reptiles reared without contact with their siblings is challenging the assumption that only mammals and birds are shaped by social interactions.
Plants & Animals
Jan 22, 2014
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The bigger the group, the smaller the chance of interracial friendship, research finds
The larger the group, the smaller the chance of forming interracial friendships, a new University of Michigan study shows.Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study examines how the size of ...
Social Sciences
Apr 15, 2013
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Americans' circle of confidantes is down to two
Although the average Facebook user may gave some 130 "friends," in reality, Americans have, on average, slightly more than two confidantes, down from three 25 years ago, but the size of this social network has stabilized ...
Social Sciences
Nov 2, 2011
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Study: Internet use leads to more diverse networks
(AP) -- A new study confirms what your 130 Facebook friends and scores of Twitter followers may have already told you: The Internet and mobile phones are not linked to social isolation.
Social Sciences
Nov 4, 2009
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Sociologists debate: Are Americans really isolated?
A widely publicized analysis of social network size, which reported dramatically increasing social isolation when it was published in 2006, has sparked an academic debate in the August issue of the American Sociological Review ...
Social Sciences
Aug 4, 2009
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Social media did not help in preventing anxiety and depression during the pandemic, says research
Keeping in touch via video, phone and instant messaging was little help in preventing a rise in people's anxiety and depression during the pandemic lockdowns, a major new U.K. study has found.
Social Sciences
May 23, 2023
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Experts see pros and cons to allowing cellphones in class
Students around the world are being separated from their phones.
Social Sciences
Mar 14, 2023
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Brands that exude warmth hit the mark with lonely consumers, study shows
In a study that gives new meaning to retail therapy, University of Alberta marketing researchers have found that consumers who feel lonely will often turn to brands that exude warmth.
Social Sciences
Mar 2, 2023
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