Should Artificial Intelligence Play a Role in Cultivating Social Connections Among Older Adults?

This article draws on 4 case studies from our group's research on older adults living alone in the United States and suggests how artificial intelligence (AI) applications can be used to foster meaningful social connections. This article also warns against ways in which AI applications can reduce physical connections and suggests how AI technology should be implemented to avoid this drawback.

Pregnancy during the pandemic: the impact of COVID-19-related stress on risk for prenatal depression.

Background: Pregnant women may be especially susceptible to negative events (i.e. adversity) related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and negative affective responses to these events (i.