Replacing social media use with physical activity

COVID face masks don't impair most social interaction, study suggests

New research (in press in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin) suggests couples comparing their relationship with superior ones experience more pessimism and less satisfaction. Downward comparisons are healthier; but if frequent, they encourage putting less effort into the relationship.

Pandemics Initially Spread Among People of Higher (Not Lower) Social Status: Evidence From COVID-19 and the Spanish Flu