Psychology

A specific facial proportion shapes our assumptions about men’s parenting styles PsyPost06:04
“Emotional hangovers” are more common than you think—here’s how to bounce back Real Simple20:25
Study reveals how brain reward circuitry builds psychological resilience News-Medical.Net14:50
New psychology research reveals why people tend to hide their successes and share their failures PsyPost06:10
Social fitness is the biggest predictor of a happy life. Here’s how to improve yours BBC Science Focus05:15
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How a parent’s motivation influences their child’s writing skills PsyPost16:06 11-Sep-26

Your Smartwatch’s Calorie Count May Be Way Off Prevention.com13:49 11-Sep-26

Altered States Psyche12:57 11-Sep-26

Lifetime classic psychedelics use is associated with positive environmental attitudes and adopting a vegetarian diet Nature.com12:19 11-Sep-26

Doctor Calls for Psychological Support for Ebola Survivors and Families Health Policy Watch10:24 11-Sep-26

A clever psychological test reveals the subtle detail that makes us want to work harder PsyPost10:09 11-Sep-26

Neighborhood environments impact long-term health of 9/11 responders News-Medical.Net09:00 11-Sep-26

The surprising link between prosocial motivation and dark creativity PsyPost08:07 11-Sep-26

El Niño goes viral — and scientists learn what makes people care about the climate Nature.com07:49 11-Sep-26

A specific facial proportion shapes our assumptions about men’s parenting styles PsyPost06:04 11-Sep-26

Divergence between physical and emotional heat resilience in Chinese cities Nature.com05:17 11-Sep-26

How Robust is RoBMA? Replicability-Index01:24 11-Sep-26

Sheikh Hasina's daughter resigns as WHO regional director amid fraud allegations The Hindu00:41 11-Sep-26

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Breast cancer AI test finds no single chatbot excels across every measure News-Medical.Net22:17 10-Sep-26

Five minutes of coffee aroma was linked to shifts in mood and brain activity News-Medical.Net20:05 10-Sep-26

Chronic shame may drive destructive thought patterns in abuse survivors PsyPost18:03 10-Sep-26

Researchers tracked 43,000 women for 14 years. Here’s what happened to their political views as gender equality… PsyPost16:01 10-Sep-26

Study reveals how brain reward circuitry builds psychological resilience News-Medical.Net14:50 10-Sep-26

Stressed At Work, Struggling In Bed: High Job Stress Linked To High Odds Of Erectile Dysfunction Study Finds13:06 10-Sep-26

9 subtle signs your co-worker is a narcissist, according to leading psychologists BBC Science Focus10:45 10-Sep-26

Family environments shape authoritarian traits differently than dominance preferences PsyPost07:01 10-Sep-26

New psychology research reveals why people tend to hide their successes and share their failures PsyPost06:10 10-Sep-26

Social fitness is the biggest predictor of a happy life. Here’s how to improve yours BBC Science Focus05:15 10-Sep-26

Prior ayahuasca experience is associated with improved mental health: observational data from ritualistic settings Nature.com03:22 10-Sep-26

Can the pre-match rituals of elite athletes help make your workout better? Psychologies Magazine02:44 10-Sep-26

Virtual reality patient education before radiation therapy: effects on knowledge and psychological outcomes Nature.com01:10 10-Sep-26

“Emotional Hangovers” Are More Common Than You Think—Here’s How to Bounce Back Real Simple20:25 9-Sep-26

Expert-Approved Sciatica Pain Relief Prevention.com18:59 9-Sep-26

A six-decade study links teenage school anxiety to late-life memory complaints PsyPost14:02 9-Sep-26

Behavioral Pain Interventions Improve Sleep in Chronic Low Back Pain Clinical Pain Advisor12:38 9-Sep-26

Validating the Psychological Entitlement Scale (PES) in older adults and testing its cross-age measurement invariance Nature.com12:37 9-Sep-26

The Illusion of De-escalation: When War Takes Control of Everyday Life Behavioural and Social Sciences at Nature Research12:34 9-Sep-26

Self-perceived romantic desirability is strongly linked to overall self-esteem PsyPost12:10 9-Sep-26

Grieving lost body function: What psychology teaches us about our chronic illness journeys The Conversation (Canada)11:51 9-Sep-26

Advances in Psychological Science Open Welcomes First Publication Association for Psychological Science11:40 9-Sep-26

Weighted Blankets Can Actually Make You Less Anxious, According to New Study Women's Health11:15 9-Sep-26

Workplace stress may impair erectile function in young men News-Medical.Net10:51 9-Sep-26

Temperament’s Effects on Mental Illness Are Examined in Special Issue of Clinical Psychological Science Association for Psychological Science10:49 9-Sep-26

‘They are exterminating us’: Cubans face psychological tolls from ‘economic strangulation’ as… Fortune10:27 9-Sep-26

Improving Referrals After Distress Screening for Patient With Cancer Oncology Nurse Advisor09:32 9-Sep-26

UNDP and UEH sign an agreement to strengthen the psychosocial well-being of displaced persons HaitiLibre09:09 9-Sep-26

A Lifetime of Learning Could Protect Thinking in Old Age Knowridge Science Report09:00 9-Sep-26

Psychologists find smartphone screenshots can cause a profound degree of “digital amnesia” PsyPost08:06 9-Sep-26

Grief without borders: the relationship between culture and mourning LSE07:46 9-Sep-26

Nostalgia for past loves can surprisingly boost current relationship satisfaction PsyPost07:05 9-Sep-26

Scientists could soon be able to erase memories — but should they? Evening Standard06:47 9-Sep-26

Insomnia Therapy Slowed Biological Aging’s Pace, Trial Finds Study Finds06:12 9-Sep-26

Walking pace matters alongside daily step count to reduce early death risk News-Medical.Net22:49 8-Sep-26

Integrated mental health care could transform Canada's primary care News-Medical.Net22:38 8-Sep-26

New Research From Clinical Psychological Science Association for Psychological Science21:12 8-Sep-26

Barch receives $3 million to study hallucinations, delusions in schizophrenia Washington University in St. Louis15:34 8-Sep-26

Why Reading People's Confessions Online Feels So Good TIME14:56 8-Sep-26

Write a To-Do List Before Bed TIME13:15 8-Sep-26

Problematic dating app and pornography use are linked to a weaker sense of meaning in romantic love PsyPost12:03 8-Sep-26

People with narcissistic traits generate more original and malicious ideas for revenge, study finds PsyPost10:01 8-Sep-26

When Walls Become Wellness: Stramurales as Community-Rooted Mental Health Infrastructure (The Psychologist/British… Behavioural and Social Sciences at Nature Research09:23 8-Sep-26

Are You In Love Or Limerence? The Psychological Disorder Where A Crush Turns Into Obsession IFLScience09:20 8-Sep-26

When Walls Become Wellness: Stramurales as Community-Rooted Mental Health Infrastructure Behavioural and Social Sciences at Nature Research09:12 8-Sep-26

Study maps the strategies women use to defend against sexual violence PsyPost09:10 8-Sep-26

Bosses are using AI to spy on employees' productivity—does it work? Scientific American08:28 8-Sep-26

Why Breast Cancer Fatigue May Linger for Years Knowridge Science Report08:04 8-Sep-26

Psychological drivers of men’s perpetration of intimate partner violence against women Nature.com07:31 8-Sep-26

The psychological link between making sense of life and avoiding depression PsyPost07:08 8-Sep-26

PLOS Mental Health Conversations: When the Problem is Solved but the Pattern Persists Speaking of Medicine Blog06:56 8-Sep-26

A moderate dose of beer reduces your willingness to help others in pain PsyPost06:06 8-Sep-26

In child sexual abuse, focus on healing the survivor The Hindu00:56 8-Sep-26

Dark heritage tourism education: effects of information-led versus narrative-led advertising appeals on tourists’… Nature.com23:32 7-Sep-26

Psilocybin microdosing sounds promising, but the strongest studies tell a different story News-Medical.Net20:20 7-Sep-26

Breast size dissatisfaction does not lower a mother’s confidence in breastfeeding PsyPost18:04 7-Sep-26

Researchers find AI spontaneously develops a sense of facial beauty without training PsyPost16:02 7-Sep-26

The Psychologist - The British Psychological Society - (Stramurales) When Walls Become Wellness Behavioural and Social Sciences at Nature Research14:25 7-Sep-26

How introverted or extroverted you are may influence how you use AI Scientific American09:15 7-Sep-26

Struggling to find “the one”? A new psychology study says the problem might be your underlying motivation PsyPost09:05 7-Sep-26

Feeling angry? Don’t blow off steam. Try these tips instead The Conversation (AU)22:23 6-Sep-26

Why Understanding the Human Condition Remains One of Science’s Great Challenges Science 2.021:12 6-Sep-26

Uncovering the psychological mechanisms behind quarter-life crisis and suicide cognitions Nature.com20:27 6-Sep-26

The psychological effects of padel and pickleball, according to science PsyPost16:07 6-Sep-26

The longitudinal relationship between childhood psychological maltreatment and the university student cyberbullying… Nature.com15:47 6-Sep-26

Survey reveals associations between Big Five personality traits and nightmare coping habits PsyPost09:10 6-Sep-26

Study finds AI companions boost mental health while damaging offline connections PsyPost07:08 6-Sep-26

'Intelligence can be linked to enjoying chosen solitude' – a psychologist explains why HELLO!01:35 6-Sep-26

Massive review confirms the connection between emotional intelligence and human flourishing PsyPost18:05 5-Sep-26

Comedy is funnier when it is easier to process, new psychology study finds PsyPost16:03 5-Sep-26

People with unfulfilled romantic needs form stronger attachments to fictional characters PsyPost14:01 5-Sep-26

Robot risk awareness, zero-sum beliefs, and hotel frontline employee’s self-objectification: the moderating roles of… Nature.com13:02 5-Sep-26

Personality impairments link childhood maltreatment to adult anxiety PsyPost11:08 5-Sep-26

Watching violent online pornography is linked to poorer sexual health PsyPost09:06 5-Sep-26

Dispositional mindfulness and neuroticism are associated with age differences in emotional well-being in a U.S. adult… Nature.com04:52 5-Sep-26

Adults have rather stable, yet domain-specific tendencies in social and temporal comparisons Nature.com04:52 5-Sep-26

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Not Money or Pleasure: Scientists Say They've Found The True Key to Happiness ScienceAlert16:09 4-Sep-26

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If you think someone’s religious exemption beliefs are insincere, they might well think the same of yours Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy14:35 4-Sep-26

“Assisted dying” and the psychiatric reality of death British Medical Journal11:57 4-Sep-26

Patient-Centered Tapering May Reduce Opioid Use Without Worsening Pain Clinical Pain Advisor11:28 4-Sep-26

People with more social freedom tend to be more willing to put off immediate gratification PsyPost11:04 4-Sep-26

I Schedule 10 Minutes A Day To Worry. It’s The Only Thing That Calms My Anxiety HuffPost (UK)10:32 4-Sep-26

Gentle rocking beds could offer a new way to treat insomnia PsyPost10:03 4-Sep-26

Trauma healing through music in McEwan’s The Children Act Nature.com08:11 4-Sep-26

Neuroticism intensifies the transfer of fear and negativity during associative learning PsyPost08:11 4-Sep-26

Procrastination study by Duke’s Dan Ariely retracted after sleuths find signs of data tampering Retraction Watch21:53 3-Sep-26

Focusing on your appearance increases benevolent sexist beliefs in both men and women PsyPost20:10 3-Sep-26

The four-day week has plenty of fans. Now researchers are testing what it really changes News-Medical.Net18:30 3-Sep-26

New research questions the role of fertility in women’s indirect aggression PsyPost18:09 3-Sep-26

AI agents aren’t ready to replace humans in behavioral research Science News Online15:33 3-Sep-26

Taking Magnesium Totally Transformed My Sleep Good Housekeeping (US)15:18 3-Sep-26

How Emotions May Keep Aging Brain Sharp Knowridge Science Report15:07 3-Sep-26

Depression May Cause Lasting Fatigue in Breast Cancer Knowridge Science Report15:07 3-Sep-26

Mindfulness May Lower Blood Pressure In Eight Weeks, But Regular Practice Appears Key To The Benefits Medical Daily12:31 3-Sep-26

Harsh parenting predicts teenage depression and aggression through different types of repetitive thinking PsyPost12:02 3-Sep-26

The cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Employment Barrier Questionnaire (Ebq) for Arabic-speaking… Nature.com11:59 3-Sep-26

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