Loneliness and social conformity: A predictive processing perspective

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 2, 2025

For social creatures like humans, loneliness-which is characterized by a perceived lack of meaningful relationships-can result in detrimental health outcomes, especially when experienced over an extended period time. One potential way to pursue rewarding connections could be conformity, the tendency align one's behavior and opinions those others. In this perspective article, we give broad overview common distinct neural mechanisms underlying loneliness involvement oxytocinergic system therein. Additionally, consider how can understood within predictive processing framework. Specifically, negative expectations related altered representations self others medial prefrontal cortex, whereas diminished bottom-up signals from insula may contribute reduced precision perception environment. This negatively skewed internal model perpetuate lead chronicity While acute isolation drive people toward reconnection increased chronic distrust avoidance, eventually resulting nonconformity. We suggest different mediating moderating factors that warrant further investigation future research.

Language: Английский

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Linking social deprivation and loneliness to right-extreme radicalization and extremist antifeminism

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 63, P. 101525 - 101525

Published: April 14, 2025

Language: Английский

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From social effort to social behavior: An integrated neural model for social motivation

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 106170 - 106170

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Chronic loneliness and isolation phenotypes, incident functional impairment and mortality in England between 2004 and 2018

Nature Mental Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 19, 2025

Language: Английский

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Lonely in the Dark: Trauma Memory and Sex‐Specific Dysregulation of Amygdala Reactivity to Fear Signals

Advanced Science, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 9(15)

Published: March 27, 2022

Abstract Loneliness exacerbates psychological distress and increases the risk of psychopathology after trauma exposure. However, it is still unclear whether a lack social connectedness affects trauma‐related intrusions neural processing fear signals. Moreover, uncertain, loneliness plays different role in women men. A prestratification strategy used n = 47 ( 20 women) healthy lonely individuals 35 controls 18 are recruited. Participants exposed to an experimental evoked intrusive thoughts daily life monitored for three consecutive days. Functional magnetic resonance imaging assess habituation fearful faces learning (conditioning extinction) prior The results reveal significant interaction between sex such that associated with more men, but not women. similar pattern emerges at level, both reduced amygdala repeated hyperreactivity during conditioning signals findings indicate may confer vulnerability memories exposure men this phenotype relates altered limbic

Language: Английский

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Oxytocin-augmented modular-based group intervention for loneliness: A proof-of-concept randomized-controlled trial

medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 30, 2023

Abstract Introduction Loneliness poses a significant health problem and existing psychological interventions have shown only limited positive effects on loneliness. Based preliminary evidence for impaired oxytocin signaling in trait-like loneliness, the current proof-of-concept study used randomized, double-blind, placebo- controlled design to probe intranasal (OT) as an adjunct short-term modular-based group intervention individuals suffering from high loneliness (HL, UCLA scale ≥ 55). Methods Seventy-eight healthy HL adults (56 women) received five weekly psychotherapy sessions targeting cognitive biases participants OT or placebo before sessions. Primary outcomes were trait- like measured at baseline, after intervention, again two follow-up time points (three weeks three months), and, assessed each session, state (visual analog scale), perceived stress (Perceived Stress Scale, PSS-10), quality of life (World Health Organization Five Well-Being Index, WHO-5), therapeutic relationship (Group Questionnaire, GQ-D). Results The was associated with significantly reduced improved across treatment groups, which still evident 3-month follow-up. had no effect life, stress. However, compared placebo, facilitated decrease within bonding between members. Conclusion Despite did not augment this effect. Further studies are needed determine optimal designs translate observed acute into long- term benefits.

Language: Английский

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Out of touch? How trauma shapes the experience of social touch – neural and endocrine pathways

Published: Feb. 2, 2024

Trauma can shape the way an individual experiences world and interacts with other people. Touch is a key component of social interactions, but surprisingly little known how trauma exposure influences processing touch. In this review, we examine possible neurobiological pathways through which influence touch lead to aversion avoidance in trauma-exposed individuals. Emerging evidence indicates that may affect sensory thresholds by modulating activity primary cortex posterior insula. Disturbances multisensory integration oxytocin reactivity combined diminished reward-related anxiolytic responses induce bias towards negative appraisal contexts. Furthermore, hippocampus deactivation during reflect dissociative state. These changes depend not only on type severity also features We hypothesise disrupted impair interactions confer elevated risk for future stress-related disorders.

Language: Английский

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Loneliness and brain rhythmic activity in resting state: An exploratory report

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 19(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Abstract Recent studies using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging have shown that loneliness is associated with altered blood oxygenation in several brain regions. However, the relationship between and changes neuronal rhythm activity remains unclear. To evaluate rhythm, we conducted an exploratory electroencephalogram (EEG) study of loneliness. We recorded EEG signals from 139 participants (94 women; mean age = 19.96 years) analyzed power spectrum density (PSD) connectivity (FC) both electrode source spaces. The PSD analysis revealed significant correlations scores decreased beta-band powers, which may indicate negative emotion, attention, reward, and/or sensorimotor processing. FC a trend alpha-band individuals’ scores. These findings provide new insights into neural basis loneliness, will facilitate development neurobiologically informed interventions for

Language: Английский

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Should Loneliness Be a Treatment Target?

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 93(5), P. 292 - 297

Published: Sept. 16, 2024

Language: Английский

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Loneliness and Bedtime Procrastination: Exploring a Model of Interconnectedness Among Young Adults in Germany

Journal of Sleep And Sleep Disorder Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 2(1), P. 1 - 16

Published: Oct. 8, 2024

Background/Aim This study aimed to examine the relationship between loneliness and bedtime procrastination in young adults Germany, offering critical insights into development maintenance of both conditions. Specifically, it sought test a new model that connects these two psychological constructs. Materials Methods A quantitative online survey was conducted with 500 (Mage = 23.3, 83.6% female). Loneliness assessed using UCLA Scale, while measured Bedtime Procrastination Scale. Results The results show significant positive correlation adults. Sleep quality also found significantly correlate positively as well procrastination. Conclusion findings provide crucial framework for understanding constructs Implications possible future interventions are discussed.

Language: Английский

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