A true friendship is worth a thousand superficial acquaintances. At least that's what a recent study conducted by Professor Nathalie Pennington of Colorado State University, in partnership with the ...

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Study uncovers how friendships shape the happiness of single emerging adults, offering new insights into well-being and the impact of social connections. Study: Heterogeneity in happiness: A latent ...

Even brief, friendly interactions can lift the emotional weight of dementia caregiving, with new research showing that connections, especially casual ones, offer powerful protection against loneliness ...

Considering the detrimental health effects loneliness can have on a person's health, it’s easy to think that having more friendships unequivocally equals good health and there are only upsides to ...

The overall health of pastors in the U.S. has declined markedly since 2015, with increasing numbers who say that they face declining respect from their community and a lack of true friends, according ...

America is in the middle of what’s been called a “friendship recession.” Considering the detrimental health effects loneliness can have on a person's health, it’s easy to think that having more ...