Research & Citations

Loneliness & Health

• Holt-Lunstad, J., et al. (2015). "Loneliness and Social Isolation as Risk Factors for Mortality."Perspectives on Psychological Science, 10(2), 227-237.
  Found that loneliness increases mortality risk by 26%.
• Hawkley, L.C., & Cacioppo, J.T. (2010). "Loneliness Matters: A Theoretical and Empirical Review."Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 40(2), 218-227.

Sleep & Social Connection

• Kurina, L.M., et al. (2011). "Loneliness Is Associated with Sleep Fragmentation."Sleep, 34(11), 1519-1526.
  Demonstrated link between loneliness and poor sleep quality.
• Troxel, W.M. (2010). "It's More Than Sex: Exploring the Dyadic Nature of Sleep."Psychosomatic Medicine, 72(6), 578-586.

Voice & Parasocial Relationships

• Horton, D., & Wohl, R.R. (1956). "Mass Communication and Para-Social Interaction."Psychiatry, 19(3), 215-229.
  Foundational research on parasocial relationships.
• Giles, D.C. (2002). "Parasocial Interaction: A Review of the Literature."Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 46(2), 279-301.

Audio & Relaxation

• Barratt, E.L., & Davis, N.J. (2015). "Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR): A Flow-Like Mental State."PeerJ, 3, e851.
• Poerio, G.L., et al. (2018). "More than a Feeling: Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR)."PLOS ONE, 13(6), e0196645.