Understanding Loneliness in Brain Injury: Linking the Reaffiliation Motive Model of Loneliness With a Model of Executive Impairment

[...]the subjective feeling of loneliness has been proposed as an adaptive form of ‘social pain' which motivates humans to seek social connection (Eisenberger, 2012). Importantly, the qualitative interpretation that your social needs are not being met is the hallmark of loneliness. [...]several...

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Published in:Frontiers in integrative neuroscience 2022-07, Vol.16, p.883746-883746
Main Authors: Byrne, Christopher, Salas, Christian E., Coetzer, Rudi, Ramsey, Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acquired brain injury (ABI)
Bias
Brain injury
Brain research
Cognitive ability
Executive function
executive impairments
Loneliness
neuropsychological rehabilitation
Neuroscience
Social isolation
Social networks
Traumatic brain injury
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Summary:[...]the subjective feeling of loneliness has been proposed as an adaptive form of ‘social pain' which motivates humans to seek social connection (Eisenberger, 2012). Importantly, the qualitative interpretation that your social needs are not being met is the hallmark of loneliness. [...]several studies have shown that quantitative and qualitative components of social relationships are dissociable (Salas et al., 2021; Byrne et al., 2022). Despite this emerging evidence, there is a lack of information regarding why people with ABI may feel persistently lonely, exploring the potential contribution of cognitive/behavioral deficits and interpersonal factors. [...]the goal of this article is to contribute to this discussion by linking two lines of research: loneliness and executive functioning. [...]it can be expected that individuals who present with cognitive, behavioral or interpersonal impairments after brain injury, will experience difficulties navigating through this process in order to reconnect.
ISSN:1662-5145
1662-5145
DOI:10.3389/fnint.2022.883746