Social Connection and Technology LAB focuses on the impact that offline and online social connections (or lack thereof) have on people's well-being.
Milan, Italy
Joined April 2021
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📣 #EASP2026 Pre-Conference “Navigating Social (Dis)Connection: New Perspectives on Exclusion, Stigma, and Solitude” in Strasbourg 🇫🇷 (June 30)!
🎤 Share your research on exclusion, stigma, loneliness, solitude, or belonging!
🗓 Jan 5, 2026
info: disconnectionpreconference.w…
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🚨New Paper🚨
Together with Paolo Riva and Luca Pancani, we introduced a new experimental paradigm to study the impact of #Ghosting compared to direct #Rejection over time.
Turns out rejection stings, but ghosting haunts!
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New paper alert! 🚨
How does prison impact well-being and behavior? How do social connections shape the prison experience?
With @Marc0Marinucci, Paolo Riva & Luca Pancani from @ConnectLab16, we explore these questions in our new paper 📰
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/01973533.202…
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#Ghosting has become a popular buzzword, but what exactly is it? 💔👻
In our newly published paper, @JMSchokkenbroek, Luca Pancani, Paolo Riva, and I (@ConnectLab16) offer a theoretical analysis to clarify what ghosting is (and isn’t).
Full-text #OA 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2025.1…
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Do you care if a robot is left aside? Apparently yes. In our latest @ConnectLab16 research on @GPIR_SAGE with @PagliaroStefano Manuel Teresi & Chiara Ballone, three preregistered studies show that people experience negative emotions when observing a robot being excluded
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In our @ConnectLab16 new research on @Cyberpsych_Jn we found that experiencing homelessness in VR can lead to improved attitudes and behavioral intentions toward homeless people, lasting up to a follow-up after ten days
Here the paper: liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/c…
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Started the last morning at #IARR2024 with many interesting conversations about ghosting and rejection 👻💔
Thanks to everyone who stopped by!
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We published a new theoretical chapter elaborating on the link between chronic social exclusion, radicalization, and extremism doi.org/10.1017/978100940816…
@ConnectLab16
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A late pic to remember the exciting time I had at #SPSP2024 talking about #ghosting and listening to several thought-provoking talks.
Thank you to everyone who exchanged ideas during the poster sessions and the Psychology of Media and Technology Preconference! 🥰
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Ciao from beautiful Como 🇮🇹 where the #SummerSchool on social connection and well-being in the digital era has kickstarted. Looking forward to a stimulating week! 🤩 @ConnectLab16 @SelmaRudert @R_Greifeneder
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Mentally bracing for bad outcomes can help to make the experience of a bad outcome less aversive. Does this also apply in the case of social exclusion? Our latest research together w/ @ChrBuettner, @SelmaRudert & @R_Greifeneder suggests not. (1/2)
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This paper by @rubinpsych & Donkin is the best critique of preregistration that I have read.
Its main virtue is that it doesn't critique a straw version of preregistration. This is particularly admirable when taking the more difficult position to defend tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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All of my favorite research topics - ostracism, cyber-ostracism, AND everyday experiences - in one paper 😍 What a great contribution!
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A simulated moon mission in Northern Greenland has provided some insights into how extreme social isolation could affect astronauts' wellbeing
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Fine certa della missione e una forte motivazione possono salvaguardare la salute mentale dal prolungato isolamento nello spazio profondo. Scopri gli altri fattori protettivi emersi dal progetto #Lunark grazie allo studio @unimib @unimessina e @UniOfSurrey
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📢The first French action summit on social connection is happening today organised by @UGrenobleAlpes/@GILC__ Our co-founder @paullewiscann1 is speaking about our work alongside representatives from @GILC__ including @jholtlunstad @eqgarcia3 Some parts of the event are online⬇️
📣 TOMORROW: A @UGrenobleAlpes / @GILC__ action summit on social isolation—a key topic for @UNDecadeAgeing!
📺 Parts of the event will be livestreamed. For full info, visit: decadeofhealthyageing.org/fi…
💭 You can also ask @dubravkasuica questions here: forms.gle/BRK2Fhb4DqMN6oHj7
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Did you ever flip a coin to make a decision 🪙 and then, looking at the coin, suddenly had a feeling of knowing what you ACTUALLY wanted? Our new paper #openaccess in Acta Psychologica @ELSpsychology investigates how a coin flip can impact decisions: authors.elsevier.com/sd/arti…
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How can social psychological theorizing help to understand the COVID-19 pandemic? A first review of pandemic-related social psychological research finally available as open access publication @EurPsychol_jour
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New paper with Jan-Willem van Prooijen and Robbie Sutton. The more a person believes a narrative, the more likely they are to reject the label “conspiracy theory” to describe it. But the more they disbelieve a narrative, the more likely they are to call it a “conspiracy theory"
