ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
Tendency to Share Positive Emotions Buffers Loneliness-Related Negativity during COVID-19
- Nicholas Harp
University of Nebraska, Lincoln - Ruby Basyouni
University of California, Los Angeles - Nathan Petro
University of Nebraska - Lincoln - Allison Dunne
University of Nebraska - Lincoln - Maital Neta
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Abstract
Social distancing due to COVID-19 has strained social relationships and carries the potential to exacerbate loneliness-related negativity. Here, we show that the tendency to share positive emotions buffers the relationship between loneliness and increased negativity among those who report an average or stronger trait-level social connectedness during the pandemic.
Loneliness
