Loneliness is Contagious

Check out this article in the Economist http://bit.ly/55hPvQ

While there are many studies that show that loneliness is a serious health hazard, this article speaks to a new study on the contagious nature of loneliness.

A study by the University of Chicago showed that those who had immediate contact with lonely people were around 50% more likely than average to feel lonely themselves.

These effects spread as far as three degrees of separation.