infectious sense of loneliness

If there is one individual who felt himself lonely, then other individuals who are in a group will be infected. Thus the results of recent research published by the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology in the United States recently that netted 5.100 ini.Riset people and their social group for 10 years.
Based on research results, researchers found the fact that loneliness can be transmitted followed by a break with the social environment and through the social networking sites as a medium to make friends.
"On the outer environment, the community has few friends, and loneliness makes them lose some relationships," said John Cacciopo, a psychologist from the University of Chicago.
He added, before sesesorang feel lonely, he is undergoing a relationship, then what dirasakanya spread and infect her friends who also feel lonely.
"This effect can be defined what happens in us having an effect on others, like a wool yarn-to-back in a warm clothes," said Cacioppo.
Still, even if research based on historical records, including information on volunteer relations that cause a sense of loneliness, research does not reach the formation of the pattern of infection caused by feelings of loneliness until the effect on social groups where volunteers socialize.
Meanwhile, other social groups infectious terdekar, feeling lonely also infect the next door neighbor and close friend of them in environments that. Based on the record cacciopo, the length of transmission took a week. This incident marks the pattern of transmission is influenced intensity joint meeting neighbors.
Research funded by the National Institute on Aging, also found that women tend to feel a sense of loneliness than men, this is due to consideration of the suggestion that women tend to be emotional than men.
Research also mention of some people who feel lonely do not put trust in people around, and it hampers their ability as a relationship of friendship.
"People might get the advantage with a touch beyond the people closest to assist patterns of social interaction and can keep them from feeling lonely that could disturb their social relations that is wrinkled," Cacioppo advice.
In order to deepen hasi research, researchers continue to observe volunteers for 2 or 4 years