ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention

Daily Awe Experience Decreases Feeling of Loneliness during Covid-19.

Virtual

Oral · Social Psychology

Participants who initially self-reported loneliness (T1) participated awe exercises at 4 time points over the course of 21 days. They reported decreased loneliness after 3 weeks (T2). Prospective analysis revealed that people’s daily experience of awe contributed to reported T2 loneliness when T1 loneliness score was controlled for.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Ozge UgurluSpeaker
    University of California, Berkeley
  • Dacher KeltnerDiscussant
    University of California, Berkeley