Tag: psychology

Social connections

Social isolation kills – literally. In this video, Professor James Lubben, founding director of Boston College’s Institute on Aging, discusses numerous research studies showing that people who lack a social network of friends or family are more likely to neglect good health practices and to experience psychological distress, cognitive impairment, the common cold, and even…

Dominos falling

The economy keeps chugging along, unemployment has been bobbing at or below 5 percent all year, and wages have been creeping up. Yet anxiety is rising, according to a newly released survey by Northwestern Mutual.  In February, 85 percent of Americans said they had “financial anxiety,” particularly about how they would pay for an unexpected…