APS
2024 APS Annual Convention
Innovative Tools to Address Our Loneliness Epidemic: Leveraging Affective, Cognitive, and Behavioral Processes.
Sixty percent of U.S. adults regularly feel lonely–and yet, effective strategies to address loneliness are sorely lacking. The symposium brings together a diverse group of researchers who are testing innovative affective, cognitive, and behavioral strategies to address the pressing societal issue of loneliness.
Chairs & Discussants
- Ozge UgurluChair
University of California, Berkeley
Presentations
- The Role of "Social" Media in Social Connection and DisconnectionJuliana Schroeder, Matt Motyl, Ravi Iyer, Nathanael Fast
- Lonely or Just Alone? Beliefs Shape the Experience of Being AloneMicaela Rodriguez, Kathryn Schertz, Ethan Kross
- Daily Experiences of Awe and Loneliness: A Month-Long Longitudinal StudyOzge Ugurlu, Felicia Zerwas, Maria Monroy, Rebecca Corona, Dacher Keltner
- The Well-Being Paradox: Comparing Prosocial and Self-Kindness Interventions for Mental Health BenefitsMaria Naclerio, Lee Lazar, Erica Hornstein, Naomi Eisenberger
