Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 14, 2015

In order to understand how to combat loneliness at work, we can learn a lot from neuroscientist and loneliness expert, John Cacioppo. Through his research, Cacioppo has rejected the popular opinion that loneliness is merely a symptom of other ailments, such as depression. It is important to note that loneliness is a feeling.

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Michael Lee Stallard

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

John Cacioppo, director of the University of Chicago’s Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience, has done a great deal of research on this topic and he wrote a book I highly recommend entitled Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection.

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 11, 2017

In April 2017, The Atlantic featured an interview with loneliness expert John Cacioppo from the University of Chicago in an article titled, “ How Loneliness Begets Loneliness.” The media is catching on. Articles are appearing with greater frequency in the press about rising loneliness.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2017

John Cacioppo, a leading expert on loneliness and coauthor of Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection , emphasizes its tremendous impact on psychological and physical health and longevity. Our work suggests that the problem is pervasive across professions and up and down corporate hierarchies.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Loneliness, on the other hand, can harm both our psychological and physical health, as leading loneliness psychologist John Cacioppo, coauthor of Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection , has shown in his work.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2017

Moreover, research by John Cacioppo, professor at the University of Chicago and author of Loneliness , shows that the true health and happiness benefits of social connection stem less from how many friends you have in your circle and more from how connected you feel to them (after all, you can feel lonely in a crowd).

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Michael Lee Stallard

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Research summarized in Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection by the late John Cacioppo and William Patrick supports that connection is an indispensable resource to help us cope with stressors and threats we face in life.

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