MIT researchers report heavier ChatGPT use was linked to more loneliness and less social contact, and surveyed 404 AI-companion users. What it shows.
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A 2025 test of 10 AI therapy and companion bots found they endorsed harmful ideas from fictional teens in 19 of 60 chances (32%). What parents can take from it.
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A 28-day randomised trial of 865 young adults found one AI chat programme eased low mood, then anxiety, versus waiting. It is not therapy or for crises.
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A 2026 review of 24 qualitative papers found mental-health staff see intimacy as important but often lack the knowledge, skills and support to raise it.
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A small seven-day study of 38 university students found mental-health symptoms tracked emotional support more than time with others. A first look only.
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A 2026 study of 238 people found both mixed-feelings and low-feeling relationships were linked to anxiety, depending on how quality was measured.
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Two studies of 84 and 85 couples linked mindful partnering to better wellbeing, but some anxiety results ran the other way. What that does and does not mean.
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A 2025 Cisco study of 21,513 employers and employees found most on both sides link office mandates partly to distrust of home productivity. What it means.
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A 2025 study of 181 newcomer-supervisor pairs and a 407-person experiment linked coworker trust to safety and innovation, under set conditions.
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A 2025 two-study paper found that feeling trusted by a leader was linked to coworker envy and exclusion, more so in competitive teams. What it shows.
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