Are we in a ‘loneliness pandemic’? With Louise Hawkley, PhD
Speaking of Psychology
English - May 11, 2022 10:30 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 676 ratingsLife Sciences Science Health & Fitness Mental Health Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Even before the COVID-19 pandemic scrambled our social connections, Americans were worried about an epidemic of loneliness. Louise Hawkley, PhD, principal research scientist at NORC at the University of Chicago, talks about the difference between being alone and being lonely, how loneliness can harm our health, whether we really are lonelier than ever these days, and how to identify and address the root causes of loneliness.
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