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- PSYC10460 Applying Psychology to Wicked Problems
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## Why we need communities
Human also have a **fundamental** need to belong due to evolutionary reason.
![Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs](assets/Pasted%20image%2020250929153715.png)
### Loneliness and being alone
The quality of the relationship.
Social Media & Silent epidemic?
### Is loneliness really increasing?
Measurement? Evidence?
- What Measurement: Systematic research started late: Loneliness not comparable.
- How we measure: **App Based measures, not cross-platform**
- Population: People discuss more loneliness more than before.
### Health
mortality of loneliness = 15 cigarettes per day
### Sense of community
Seymour Sarason definition: The perception that one is part of a larger, dependable, stable group.