Recent research indicates that “getting the cold shoulder” is more than just a colorful idiom. Researchers have found that people who are excluded from group interaction actually experience a drop in body temperature. Likewise, people who claim to feel isolated or “different” at social gatherings also report that the ambient temperature is colder than it actually is. Physical warmth can combat these feelings of loneliness. Individuals reported feeling better and more accepted when handed a cup of hot coffee after dealing with a bout of ostracism. Researchers have concluded that people everywhere associate cold with feelings of loneliness and warmth with feelings of being welcomed.
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