Blog July 29, 2021

What Matters for Living a Fulfilling Life

Daniel A. Cox

In a parking lot against a pale blue sky and dark blue metal wall, two young women laugh and smile while one sits inside of a shopping cart while the other pushes the cart.

The June American Perspectives Survey offers some clues as to what Americans believe is truly necessary for living a full and rewarding life. Continue Reading →

In The News July 28, 2021

Why are Americans becoming more socially isolated and lonely? Daniel Cox on the erosion of friendship in the U.S.

Beatrice Lee

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In The News July 26, 2021

Americans have fewer friends than they did 30 years ago, new poll finds

Beatrice Lee

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In The News July 25, 2021

America’s “Friendscape” crisis

Beatrice Lee

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Commentary July 25, 2021

We Asked Hundreds of Unemployed Americans What’s Keeping Them Out of Work — It’s Not Unemployment Benefits

Daniel A. Cox, Brent Orrell

The Survey Center for American Life’s new survey shows a difference in needs between the pandemic unemployed and the chronically unemployed. Continue Reading →

In The News July 23, 2021

Stop insulting Trump voters and their concerns. Talk to them.

Beatrice Lee

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Commentary July 20, 2021

Can Married Men and Women be Friends? Marriage, Friendship, and Loneliness

Daniel A. Cox

Just-married couple gets off a party bus while bridal party celebrates them

The time we invest on our relationships, whether it is with a partner, spouse, or a friend, is likely the most important thing we can do to ensure a long, healthy, and fulfilling life. Continue Reading →

In The News July 20, 2021

Loneliness Is Breaking America

Beatrice Lee

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In The News July 19, 2021

Loneliness: coping with the gap where friends used to be

Beatrice Lee

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In The News July 19, 2021

Lost Friendships Break Hearts and Nations

Beatrice Lee

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Survey Reports

Daniel A. Cox, Kelsey Eyre Hammond
September 24, 2024

Generation Z and the Transformation of American Adolescence: How Gen Z’s Formative Experiences Shape Its Politics, Priorities, and Future

This report explores the foundational differences between American generations through their formative adolescent experiences. Continue Reading →

What Matters for Living a Fulfilling Life

Why are Americans becoming more socially isolated and lonely? Daniel Cox on the erosion of friendship in the U.S.

Americans have fewer friends than they did 30 years ago, new poll finds

America’s “Friendscape” crisis

We Asked Hundreds of Unemployed Americans What’s Keeping Them Out of Work — It’s Not Unemployment Benefits

Stop insulting Trump voters and their concerns. Talk to them.

Can Married Men and Women be Friends? Marriage, Friendship, and Loneliness

Loneliness Is Breaking America

Loneliness: coping with the gap where friends used to be

Lost Friendships Break Hearts and Nations

Survey Reports

The Politics of Progress and Privilege: How America’s Gender Gap Is Reshaping the 2024 Election

Disconnected: The Growing Class Divide in American Civic Life

An Unsettled Electorate: How Uncertainty and Apathy Are Shaping the 2024 Election

Generation Z and the Transformation of American Adolescence: How Gen Z’s Formative Experiences Shape Its Politics, Priorities, and Future

In the news

The Perplexing Postelection Pessimism of White Evangelicals

Young Men Are Making Risky Bets on Crypto and Politics—and Raking It In Right Now

Scared and alone: The Harris voter

Illegal immigrants have a friend in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints