Cited by 1,572Health disparities and outcomesDeath Anxiety and Social ExclusionAttachment and Relationship Dynamics

Loneliness: human nature and the need for social connection

John T. Cacioppo, William Patrick·2008·Choice Reviews Online

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University of Chicago social neuroscientist John T. Cacioppo unveils his pioneering research on the startling effects of loneliness: a sense of isolation or social rejection disrupts not only our thinking abilities and will power but also our immune systems, and can be as damaging as obesity or smoking. A blend of biological and social science, this book demonstrates that, as individuals and as a society, we have everything to gain, and everything to lose, in how well or how poorly we manage our need for social bonds.

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  • Some of the effects of self-affirmation may arise from the protective effects of subjective connectedness.

    “Some of the effects of self-affirmation may arise from the protective effects of subjective connectedness (Cacioppo & Patrick 2008, Taylor 2007).”

    From The Psychology of Change: Self-Affirmation and Social Psychological Intervention (2014) · cites this paper as Cacioppo & Patrick 2008

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Authors
Cacioppo, J. T., & Patrick, W.
Affiliations
University of Chicago (US)
Venue
Choice Reviews Online
Published
2008-11-01
Volume
46
Issue
03
Pages
46-1765-46-1765
ISSN
  • 0009-4978 (ISSN-L)
  • 1523-8253
OpenAlex
W1756842549
Cited by
1,572
References
1
Citations by year
2025: 43 · 2024: 138 · 2023: 118 · 2022: 147 · 2021: 143 · 2020: 181 · 2019: 94 · 2018: 118 · 2017: 63 · 2016: 90 · 2015: 102 · 2014: 94 · 2013: 60 · 2012: 68
Type
book review
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Choice Reviews Online (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Keywords
loneliness, social connectedness, social bonds, social rejection, isolation, immune system, cognitive function, self-control, obesity, smoking, human nature, social neuroscience

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