Decades of research suggest that the quality of our social ties might be the single biggest predictor of our well-being. Social connections are sometimes called “social capital” for good reason: They ...

The finding: Many people feel disconnected from the individuals they’ll be in the future and, as a result, discount rewards that would later benefit them. But brief exposure to aged images of the self ...

Parasocial relationships refer to one-sided relationships in which a person develops a strong sense of connection, intimacy, or familiarity with someone they don’t know, most often celebrities or ...