The term ‘social connection’ is operationalized differently across disparate strands of research. In this Review, Baek et al. highlight four distinct uses of the term ‘social connection’ — as subjective perceptions, social networks, synchrony and interpersonal behaviours — and describe how research based in each conceptualization has contributed to understanding of the concept.
- Elisa C. Baek
- Razieh Pourafshari
- Joseph B. Bayer
