On psychology of loneliness in the "Modern Foreign Psychology" journal

The third issue of the Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology is dedicated to the issue of loneliness. The articles featured in this issue explore various aspects of this problem through the lenses of different psychological disciplines: legal psychology and security psychology, social psychology, trade and engineering psychology, developmental and age-related psychology.

Analytical reviews of both foreign and national research highlight the contradictory nature of the available facts and conclusions, the acute nature of the loneliness problem in the modern, rapidly digitizing world, and the potential of psychology to assist men and women of different ages in addressing challenges associated with the experience of loneliness.

The publications also examine factors contributing to the rise in loneliness, such as socially prescribed perfectionism, and protective factors, such as self-compassion. Particular attention is paid to the phenomenon of professional loneliness associated with the implementation of artificial intelligence and the replacement of face-to-face communication.

Listen to the episodes of the PsyJournals LIVE podcast, where the authors discuss their research:

• Tatiana A. Finogenova on the study "Social isolation, loneliness, and unsafe behavior in the digital environment"
• Daria L. Blinova on the study "Gender and age-specific loneliness"
• Ulyana B. Belyakova on the study "Digital self-presentation as a form of social identity representation in the analysis of the risk of armed attacks in educational organizations"
• Tamara G. Bogdanova on the study "Stress in individuals with hearing impairments: causes and psychological assistance (based on materials from foreign psychology)"
• Stepan S. Grozov on the study "The acoustic environment as a factor in critical thinking"
• Ekaterina E. Boykina on the study "Social ostracism recovery"

The full issue of the journal is freely available on the portal of psychological publications PsyJournals.ru.