Scholar's research on loneliness helped transform field of psychology

Study finds positive feedback loop between behaviors

Genetic risk associated with neuroticism and depressive symptoms

Prof. John Cacioppo examines the evolutionary need for loneliness

Loneliness is as close to universal as experiences come. Almost everyone has felt isolated, even rejected. But the power of loneliness—its potential for causing depression and other serious health problems...Read more

Video: Prof. John Cacioppo discusses his research on the harmful effects of loneliness

Loneliness is more than a feeling: For older adults, perceived social isolation is a major health risk that can increase the risk of premature death by 14 percent . Researchers...Read more

Research by Prof. John Cacioppo and Asst. Prof. Stephanie Cacioppo shows that people's brains operate differently when they're lonely

Article cites Prof. John Cacioppo, who theorizes loneliness may be a 'warning system' to enhance chances of survival, reproduction

Prof. John Cacioppo discusses his finding that loneliness triggers a response of self-preservation in the brain

Article cites research by Prof. John Cacioppo, which concludes that loneliness in elderly people increases risk of heart attacks, dementia, high blood pressure, and other diseases

Editor’s note: The following research is among the many talks that scientists from UChicago and its affiliated laboratories will present Feb. 13-17 at the annual meeting of the American Association...Read more

Prof. John Cacioppo's research shows social isolation kills more people than obesity—and is just as stigmatized

Prof. John Cacioppo says loneliness increases with a greater proportion of online interactions

Louise Hawkley, an expert on loneliness, graduated from Bethel College, Kansas, with a B.A. in psychology, and a Ph.D. in psychology from the Ohio State University. Her early research was...Read more

Loneliness, like a bad cold, can spread among groups of people, according to a study by researchers at the University of Chicago, the University of California-San Diego and Harvard. Using...Read more

Feeling connected to others is vital to a person's mental well-being, as well as physical health, research at the University of Chicago shows. The studies, reported in a new book,...Read more