A5063831063- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Digital Games and Media
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
- Face Recognition and Perception
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
University of Florence
2024
Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia di Udine
2023-2024
University of Udine
2023-2024
University of Chicago
2012-2021
Cognitive Neuroimaging Lab
2014-2015
University of Geneva
2012
Syracuse University
2012
Abstract Research in social epidemiology suggests that the absence of positive relationships is a significant risk factor for broad‐based morbidity and mortality. The nature these mechanisms underlying this association are increasing interest as population gets older health care costs associated with chronic disease escalate industrialized countries. We review selected evidence on focus one particular facet connection continuum – extent to which an individual feels isolated (i.e., lonely)...
This Viewpoint explores loneliness as a behavioral epidemic.
Marital discord is costly to children, families, and communities. The advent of the Internet, social networking, on-line dating has affected how people meet future spouses, but little known about prevalence or outcomes these marriages demographics those involved. We addressed questions in a nationally representative sample 19,131 respondents who married between 2005 2012. Results indicate that more than one-third America now begin on-line. In addition, began on-line, when compared with...
Neuroscience research indicates that moral reasoning is underpinned by distinct neural networks including the posterior superior temporal sulcus (pSTS), amygdala, and ventromedial prefrontal cortex, which support communication between computational systems underlying affective states, cognitions, motivational processes. To characterize real-time processing underpinning computations, high-density event-related potentials were measured in participants while they viewed short, morally laden...
The reliance on small samples and underpowered studies may undermine the replicability of scientific findings. Large sample sizes be necessary to achieve adequate statistical power. Crowdsourcing sites such as Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk) have been regarded an economical means for achieving larger samples. Because MTurk participants engage in behaviors which adversely affect data quality, much recent research has focused assessing quality obtained from However, traditional campus-...
Prior research has suggested that loneliness is associated with an implicit hypervigilance to social threats—an assumption in line the evolutionary model of indicates feeling socially isolated (or on perimeter) leads increased attention and surveillance world unwitting focus self-preservation. Little known, however, about temporal dynamics for threat (vs. nonsocial threat) lonely brains. We used high-density electrical neuroimaging a behavioral task including (and neutral) pictures...
Can social resilience be trained? We report results of a double-dissociative randomized controlled study in which 48 Army platoons were randomly assigned to training (intervention condition) or cultural awareness (active control group). The same surveys administered all at baseline and after the completion determine short-term effects, generalization effects beyond training, possible adverse effects. Multilevel modeling analyses indicated that resilience, compared with awareness, produced...
Loneliness has been posited to increase the motivation repair or replace deficient social relationships and, seemingly paradoxically, implicit for self-preservation. In current research, we report a cross-lagged panel analysis of 10 waves longitudinal data ( N = 229) on loneliness and self-centeredness (as gauged by Feeney Collins's measure chronic self-focus) in representative sample middle-aged older adults. As predicted proposition that increases self-preservation, year predicts...
Humans are social animals that experience intense suffering when they perceive a lack of connection. Modern societies experiencing an epidemic loneliness. Although the loneliness is universally human, some people report greater than others. Loneliness more strongly associated with mortality obesity, emphasizing need to understand nature relationship between and health. it intuitive circumstantial factors such as marital status age influence loneliness, there also compelling evidence genetic...
By its 20th anniversary, social neuroscience has witnessed an incredible rise in the number of studies demonstrating effects perceived isolation (e.g., loneliness, ostracism), and inversely, beneficial bonding love, desire, attachment) on perception, cognition, behavior mental physical health. The current review underscores importance two factors this literature: (1) where individual falls along continuum isolation/bonding from feelings rejection neglect to strong, stable, trusted bonds, (2)...