How important are social interactions to individual’s happiness? A study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships suggests that increasing social interaction, something that has been difficult through the coronavirus pandemic, can lead to lower rates of loneliness and depression. Amid the rise of COVID-19, people became concerned about how social distancing and isolation measures could be detrimental to people’s social lives and mental health. Research reveals that quarantine did result in higher levels of loneliness and depression, and these effects were worsened for indi…