Rethinking Aloneness: Exploring the Spectrum from Loneliness to Solitude to Connection

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The papers in this symposium explore two complementary aspects of social experience—social isolation and social connection. Together, this set of research illuminates that both social isolation and social connection can have ambivalent effects on employee well-being and work behaviors. The first paper examines the origins of entrepreneur loneliness fluctuations. The second paper demonstrates that lonely employees’ replay of negative workplace conversations undermines task performance, though specific temporal focuses can attenuate these effects. The third paper develops a conceptual model of work-specific solitude, highlighting its institutionalization as well as its impact. The fourth paper conceptualizes positive solitude as a leisure practice that promotes self-construal processes and, ultimately, self-focused work behaviors. The fifth paper reveals that quality time with partners simultaneously enhances mental health and reduces work engagement, producing mixed effects on employee effectiveness. Together, these papers advance a dynamic and integrative account of social isolation and connection, clarifying when being alone and being connected help or hinder functioning at work. This symposium emphasizes the importance of thoughtfully balancing solitary and interpersonal time. Lonely at the Top: Predictors of Daily Loneliness Fluctuations in Entrepreneurs Author: Olivier D. Boncoeur; University of Notre Dame Author: Isaac Vaughn Dixon; University of Notre Dame ‘I Wish I’d Said That’: Effects of Employees Re-imagining Past Conversations with Coworkers Author: June Shin; Rutgers University-New Brunswick Author: Jessica R. Methot; Rutgers University Time To Ourselves: How Institutionalized Solitude Facilitates Human Sustainability Author: Ryan Fehr; University of Washington Author: Yu Tse Heng; University of Virginia (McIntire) Author: Olivier D. Boncoeur; University of Notre Dame Author: Dejun “Tony” Kong; University of Colorado-Boulder Author: Robert Chico; University of Washington Taking Time for Me: Investigating Employee Positive Solitude and Its Influence on Work Behaviors Author: Jingran (Mia) Zhou; Purdue University Author: Kate Zipay; Purdue University Author: Sally Hedrick; Purdue University Mental Health Gains, Engagement Pains: The Complex Effects of Quality Time at Home Author: Esther (Yejoo) Lee; University of Florida Author: Klodiana Lanaj; University of Florida Author: Daniel Kim; University of Iowa Author: Inoo Moon; University of Florida

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