By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- BUFFALO, N.Y. - Everyone needs an occasional break from the social ramble, though spending too much time alone can be unhealthy and there is growing evidence that the psychosocial effects of too much solitude can last a lifetime.
But newly published research by a University at Buffalo psychologist suggests that not all forms of social withdrawal are detrimental.
In fact, the research findings published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences suggest that one form of social withdrawal, referred to as unsociability, is not only unrelated to negative outcomes, but linked positively to creativity.
“Motivation matters,” says Julie Bowker, an associate professor in UB’s Department of Psychology and lead author of …
CITATION: (2017-12-08), Study: Non-fearful social withdrawal linked positively to creativity, Health & Medicine Week, 6868, ISSN: 1532-4605, BUTTER® ID: 014812551
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