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Forced Social Isolation Causes Neural Craving Similar to Hunger
The need for connection-- to form and maintain at least a minimal number of positive, stable, intimate relationships-- is a fundamental need that affects our whole being, permeating our entire suite of emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. While voluntary solitude can be great fodder for creativity, and being alone doesn't necessarily indicate loneliness, what happens when people are forced into isolation and are severely deprived of this fundamental human need? Surprisingly, while the physical and mental health effects of loneliness are well documented, there is a lack of research on the consequences of severe forced isolation.
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SAGE Resources on Structural Racism and Police Violence
APS’s partners at SAGE Publishing provide a range of resources based on social and behavioral science for researchers, instructors, students, policymakers to educate, inform, research, and learn.
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New Content From Current Directions in Psychological Science
A sample of articles on fake news and aging, emotion regulation in psychopathology, brain structures, information search, and spouse’s death.
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New Research in Psychological Science
A sample of research on economic behavior, motivation interventions in education, perception, neural representations of procedural knowledge, empathy and romantic relationships, and stereotype-threat in chess.
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New Content From Perspectives on Psychological Science
A sample of articles on gun ownership and coping, eyewitness and suspect identification, disruption of the gender/sex binary, refugee integration, and personality traits and proenvironmental attitudes.
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Collective Action and Black Lives Matter
A 2017 review of recent social science research on Black Lives Matter outlined the movement’s motivations and growth but also cautioned that failure to achieve its goals could undermine support for it.
