Undersociality: Miscalibrated social cognition can inhibit social connection
A person's well-being depends heavily on forming and maintaining positive relationships,
but people can be reluctant to connect in ways that would create or strengthen relationships …
but people can be reluctant to connect in ways that would create or strengthen relationships …
Experimental effects of social behavior on well-being
Subjective well-being is characterized by relatively frequent positive emotions, relatively
infrequent negative emotions, and high life satisfaction. Although myriad research topics …
infrequent negative emotions, and high life satisfaction. Although myriad research topics …
Overly shallow?: Miscalibrated expectations create a barrier to deeper conversation.
People may want deep and meaningful relationships with others, but may also be reluctant
to engage in the deep and meaningful conversations with strangers that could create those …
to engage in the deep and meaningful conversations with strangers that could create those …
Long gaps between turns are awkward for strangers but not for friends
When people feel connected they tend to respond quickly in conversation, creating short
gaps between turns. But are long gaps always a sign that things have gone awry? We …
gaps between turns. But are long gaps always a sign that things have gone awry? We …
Hello, stranger? Pleasant conversations are preceded by concerns about starting one.
Connecting with others makes people happier, but strangers in close proximity often ignore
each other. Prior research (Epley & Schroeder, 2014) suggested this social disconnection …
each other. Prior research (Epley & Schroeder, 2014) suggested this social disconnection …
The goods in everyday love: Positivity resonance builds prosociality.
The positivity resonance theory of coexperienced positive affect (Fredrickson, 2016)
identifies the emotion of love as a collective state. This state, termed positive resonance, is …
identifies the emotion of love as a collective state. This state, termed positive resonance, is …
Ice-breaking technology: Robots and computers can foster meaningful connections between strangers through in-person conversations
Despite the clear benefits that social connection offers to well-being, strangers in close
physical proximity regularly ignore each other due to their tendency to underestimate the …
physical proximity regularly ignore each other due to their tendency to underestimate the …
Why a simple act of kindness is not as simple as it seems: Underestimating the positive impact of our compliments on others
A simple compliment can make someone's day, start a new friendship, or just make the
world a better, kinder place. So, why don't people give more compliments? Perhaps people …
world a better, kinder place. So, why don't people give more compliments? Perhaps people …
[HTML][HTML] Talking to strangers: A week-long intervention reduces psychological barriers to social connection
Although people derive substantial benefit from social connection, they often refrain from
talking to strangers because they have pessimistic expectations about how such …
talking to strangers because they have pessimistic expectations about how such …
Listen to resonate: Better listening as a gateway to interpersonal positivity resonance through enhanced sensory connection and perceived safety
Although often experienced individually, emotions are at times co-experienced with others,
collectively. One type of collective emotion, termed positivity resonance, refers to …
collectively. One type of collective emotion, termed positivity resonance, refers to …