Loneliness is associated with a greater self‐reference effect in episodic memory when compared against a close friend.
Loneliness describes a negative experience associated with perceived social disconnection. Despite the clear links between loneliness and mental and physical health, relatively little is known about how loneliness affects cognition. In this study, we tested the effect of loneliness on cognitive dist...
| Publicado en: | British Journal of Psychology Vol. 114; no. 3; pp. 731 - 749 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Aug2023
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