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MIT researchers report heavier ChatGPT use was linked to more loneliness and less social contact, and surveyed 404 AI-companion users. What it shows.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A 2026 study of 238 people found both mixed-feelings and low-feeling relationships were linked to anxiety, depending on how quality was measured.

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.

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.

A 2025 study of 181 newcomer-supervisor pairs and a 407-person experiment linked coworker trust to safety and innovation, under set conditions.

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.