In the absence of an effective vaccine or treatment, the current best defence against COVID-19 is social distancing鈥攕taying at home as much as possible, keeping distance from others, and avoiding large gatherings. Although social distancing maximizes physical health, we know little about its ...
The findings revealed that motor synchrony and emotional alignment can arise spontaneously during a virtual social interaction between two strangers. Moreover, this interaction yielded a decrease in negative affect and an increase in positive affect, as well as an increase in feelings of trust, ...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the international community, very little is known about its impact on the health and day-to-day activities of people with Parkinson’s disease (PwPD). To better understand the emotional and behavioral consequences of the public health policies implement...
Social support refers to social interactions in which resources are obtained from others [47,48]. Social interactions can facilitate individuals in developing relationships that are regarded as affectionate, nurturing, and accessible [48,49,50]. SS assists individuals in improving their capacity to ma...
Stay-at-home and social distancing practices have taught us to recalibrate our everyday lives, and such changes will directly affect business processes and operational modalities, especially in service sector businesses such as bars and restaurants, hotels, educational institutions, and airlines (Strong...
Social media can offer constant levels of rewards that are higher than normal and affect brain chemistry, leading to children seeking out more rewards, even to addictive levels.The part of our brain that monitors risky but rewarding activity—the prefrontal cortex—does not fully mature until we ...
Loneliness and Negative Affect during Adolescence A predominant way of defining loneliness sees it as a mismatch between the kinds of social relationships a person desires and those that they actually have (Peplau,1985; see also, Von Soest et al.,2020). Loneliness differs from solitude, which re...
However, BA.4 and BA.5 remain the most concerning because the two sub-variants contain the largest number of mutations, and it is still unclear how they affect immunity, noted a statement by WHO at the end of the press conference.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been classified as a pandemic, and mental hospitals located in epidemic centers have been affected. Social isolation is an important and irreplaceable measure to control the spread of the epidemic. In this study, s
adults in in terms of experiencing less COVID-19-related anxiety, and less negative affect and mood states3,4,5. This may be due to the fact that older adults reported higher perceived coping efficacy and were generally more confident of the COVID-19 situation5....