Loneliness, in fact, spreads through networks of friends, families, and neighbors more quickly and easily than a sense of social connectedness does, the study says.

When social connectedness "starts to slip away, loneliness is a.signal that notifies us so we can act on it."

One study done at Stanford University suggests that a short 7 minute practice of loving-kindness meditation can increase social connectedness.

She appears to appropriate traditional humanist interests in social connectedness and caring specifically for women.

While previous studies have shown a link between social connectedness and longer life, this study was large enough to suggest specific causes of death.

Population based surveys sometimes use qualitative questions to help understand the level of social connectedness in communities.

There are six components that have been shown to help a person determine the quality of his interactions and psychological-defined social connectedness with others:

Increased activity in the amygdala following compassion-oriented meditation may contribute to social connectedness.

And sometimes freedoms that we would not want to renounce come at the expense of social connectedness.

The issue of social connectedness, a lot of that has to do with destabilization.