A new study sheds light on the effects of aloneness on group processes, demonstrating that simply being alone can significantly weaken group identity and esteem. Led by Prof. Liad Uziel, from the Department of Psychology at Bar-Ilan University, together with Martina Seemann, from Chemnitz University of Technology in Germany, the study was recently published in the British Journal of Psychology.
How being alone can weaken social identity, with broad implications for group processes and societal cohesiveness
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