ArticlePsychophysiology2022
Approach motivation and loneliness: Individual differences and parasympathetic activity.
Article in Psychophysiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Loneliness trajectories over three decades are associated with conspiracist worldviews in midlife.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Away from the herd: loneliness as a dysfunction of social alignment.Social cognitive and affective neuroscience · 2024Article
- Perceived control, loneliness, early-life stress, and parents' perceptions of stress.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Approach motivation and loneliness: Individual differences and parasympathetic activity.Psychophysiology · 2022Article
- Children's value-based decision making.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
Loneliness, or perceived social isolation, is linked to a number of negative long-term effects on both mental and physical health. However, how an individual responds to feeling lonely may influence their risk for later negative health outcomes. Here, we sought to clarify what influences variability in individuals' motivated responses to loneliness. Specifically, we assessed whether resting parasympathetic activity, a physiological marker linked to flexible adaptation, facilitates increased approach-oriented behaviors. Seventy-four adult participants underwent a conditioning paradigm assessing how they approach and avoid rewards and threats. Individuals with higher levels of loneliness and high resting parasympathetic activity were more likely to demonstrate approach behaviors. We discuss these findings in terms of the role resting parasympathetic activity may play in facilitating adaptive responses to feeling socially isolated.
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