4 Types of Ghosting That Have Nothing to Do with Dating

Key points

Ghosting is a more and more common way to end romantic relationships

Recent psychological research focused on ghosting in non-romantic contexts

Prison ghosting, friendship ghosting, workplace ghosting, and cancer ghosting are common forms of ghosting

More research into non-romantic ghosting is needed

Ghosting , a commonly used term to describe someone ending a romantic relationship abruptly and without any further communication or explanation, has become a common way to end a relationship among younger people. As ghosting happens so frequently these days, more and more psychological studies investigating this phenomenon are published. In fact, so many studies on ghosting have been published that recently, a systematic review, e.g., a systematic integration of many studies