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PBS NewsHour. Why Americans are lonelier and its effects on our health /

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According to U.S. Census Bureau surveys, Americans have been spending less time with friends and more time alone since before the pandemic, which has only intensified the sense of social isolation. Laurie Santos, a cognitive scientist and psychology professor at Yale University, joins John Yang to d...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Yang, John (Journalist) (Interviewer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : NewsHour Productions, 2023.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Loneliness > United States.
Public health > United States.
Mental health > United States.
Solitude > États-Unis.
Santé publique > États-Unis.
Loneliness
Mental health
Public health
United States
interviews.
Interviews
Television news programs
Television news programs.
Interviews.
Téléjournaux.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:According to U.S. Census Bureau surveys, Americans have been spending less time with friends and more time alone since before the pandemic, which has only intensified the sense of social isolation. Laurie Santos, a cognitive scientist and psychology professor at Yale University, joins John Yang to discuss the health effects of loneliness and what can be done about it.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed March 09, 2023).
Physical Description:1 online resource (6 minutes)
Playing Time:00:05:23