Professor of Psychology, Cornell University | Interested in how people construe and sustain their social affective experience | Human Health Labs: https://www.humanhealthlabs.org/https://bsky.app/profile/anthonyong.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/anthonyong.bsky.social/post/3mgslqj7hxs2vNew paper led by SJ Shao in @commspsychol.nature.com. Across 20 days of EMA (5x daily), momentary loneliness prospectively predicted heightened social threat perception and social withdrawal. Trait loneliness amplified loneliness–rejection coupling and social disengagement @emoriebeck.bsky.social https://www.nature.com/articles/s44271-026-00410-111 Mar 2026 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:xhcmdbjmgcppprh57jd3j72v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgslqj7hxs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/anthonyong.bsky.social/post/3meot3hipjs2hIn @jamanetworkopen.com: “Social asymmetry" predicts CVD, COPD, and mortality over 13.6 yrs in 7,845 older adults. Those lonelier than expected given their social connections were at greatest risk. w/ Pei Qin, @ekgraham22.bsky.social, @andrewsteptoe.bsky.social https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/284492612 Feb 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:xhcmdbjmgcppprh57jd3j72v/app.bsky.feed.post/3meot3hipjs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/anthonyong.bsky.social/post/3mcuqgzebn226JOB ALERT 🚨 Postdoc opportunity! Join our NIA-funded collaboration with Northwestern (@ekgraham22.bsky.social) studying social isolation, loneliness, and cognitive aging. Come work with us in beautiful Ithaca! Review of applications begins immediately: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/3154320 Jan 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:xhcmdbjmgcppprh57jd3j72v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcuqgzebn226https://bsky.app/profile/anthonyong.bsky.social/post/3mcnzy2hobc2yNew paper with Sijing Shao in Emotion on affective inertia—why it’s harder to measure than it looks, and what to do about it. Thanks to Pete Koval for thoughtful comments. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo000163018 Jan 2026 02:03 +0000at://did:plc:xhcmdbjmgcppprh57jd3j72v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcnzy2hobc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/anthonyong.bsky.social/post/3m7uvx5kcyc2dCall for papers: Emotion special issue on Affect Dynamics Across Multiple Timescales (moments→days→years) and links to mental and physical health. Letters of intent due Jan 15, 2026. Details/submission: https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/emo/affect-dynamics-across-multiple-timescales Please share with colleagues/trainees. @affectscience.bsky.social13 Dec 2025 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:xhcmdbjmgcppprh57jd3j72v/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7uvx5kcyc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/anthonyong.bsky.social/post/3lmajne3ink2gJOB ALERT🚨 We are hiring a postdoc. Review of applications will begin immediately, and will continue until the position is filled. Come work with us and enjoy the natural beauty of Ithaca! More info here: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/2987207 Apr 2025 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:xhcmdbjmgcppprh57jd3j72v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmajne3ink2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/anthonyong.bsky.social/post/3lct6rtl44s2mA prospective study of U.S. veterans spanning before and during COVID finds nearly 40% experienced rising loneliness over 3 years. Marriage and purpose in life reduced risk, while early trauma and mental health challenges heightened vulnerability. https://doi-org.proxy.library.cornell.edu/10.1093/geronb/gbae171 https://academic-oup-com.proxy.library.cornell.edu/psychsocgerontology/article/79/12/gbae171/781817108 Dec 2024 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:xhcmdbjmgcppprh57jd3j72v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lct6rtl44s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/anthonyong.bsky.social/post/3lcm4fykoxs2f📊New study published in Emotion sheds light on affect dynamics in depression. Analysis of 842 adults over 56 days shows negative affect becomes more 'sticky' rather than unstable. This suggests emotional predictability, not instability, may be key. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-53240-00106 Dec 2024 02:15 +0000at://did:plc:xhcmdbjmgcppprh57jd3j72v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcm4fykoxs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/anthonyong.bsky.social/post/3lcdcn2m5zs2wWe look upon the present as something to be put up with while it lasts, and serving only as the way towards our goal. Hence most people, if they glance back when they come to the end of life, will find that all along they have been living ad interim. - Schopenhauer https://media.tenor.com/OZd6lxf23DoAAAAC/paradoks-stick-man.gif?hh=373&ww=49802 Dec 2024 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:xhcmdbjmgcppprh57jd3j72v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcdcn2m5zs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/anthonyong.bsky.social/post/3lbplgnuvef2qFlying into JFK at dawn24 Nov 2024 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:xhcmdbjmgcppprh57jd3j72v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbplgnuvef2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/anthonyong.bsky.social/post/3lbnc4nxtks2oJust outside the train station in Frankfurt, in the early morning23 Nov 2024 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:xhcmdbjmgcppprh57jd3j72v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbnc4nxtks2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/anthonyong.bsky.social/post/3lbnbzjsahk2oIn Mainz experiencing some history: A view of the world's rarest books—a genuine Gutenberg Bible—then treating myself to some Micky D's french fries23 Nov 2024 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:xhcmdbjmgcppprh57jd3j72v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbnbzjsahk2o