Loneliness in the future of work.

Loneliness is an epidemic that has not received the attention it deserves. The mission of this research project is to offer practical solutions to address workplace loneliness by enhancing our theoretical understanding of the issue.

Project briefing.

  • An interdisciplinary review synthesizing research on loneliness, developing a typology, and introducing a process model for workplace loneliness

  • A diary study investigating how playful work design and AI usage influence emotional and social workplace loneliness through social interaction quality and quantity

  • An intervention study, informed by the diary study, testing the effectiveness of playful work design in reducing workplace loneliness compared to other approaches.

  • A big data study analyzing the relation between employment changes and life loneliness using socioeconomic panel data from Germany