In their "Letter From the Co-Editors" for the January 2026 special theme issue of the Transactional Analysis Journal on “Life of Digital (Dis)connection: The Impact on Society, Groups, and Individuals,” co-editor Traian Bossenmayer writes:
As I write this letter on behalf of myself and Alexandra Gheorghe as co-editors of this TAJ issue, I reflect on how inseparable the digital and the human have become. Our days unfold through the lens of devices: in messages that traverse time zones instantly, in social networks that both connect and divide us, and even in some therapy or consulting sessions mediated by cameras over Zoom or Microsoft Teams. We live in an era when the digital is no longer an “add-on” to life but lives in its fabric. So, this special issue... could not be more timely.
The pace of technological evolution—artificial intelligence, online worlds, social media ecosystems—is astonishing. It shapes our sense of identity, intimacy, and autonomy in ways we are only beginning to grasp. As transactional analysts, we find ourselves engaging not only with human-to-human relationships but increasingly with the “digital third”—a space that both mediates and modifies connection. In this issue, our authors invite us to pause, reflect, and inquire: How does the digital shape the way we transact, contract and relate—with others, with ourselves and with the wider world? Each contribution tackles a different facet of this question. The authors invite us to reflect on what it means to interact and work with and within the digital realm. They encourage us to inquire into how the digital and social dimensions intertwine to reshape and, at times, disrupt our frame of reference.
The articles and book reviews in this Transactional Analysis Journal include the following:
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