progscrape: psychology

A new study of US adults found that overall trust in scientists was high (86%), but significantly lower among individuals with more conservative political views

19 days ago jamanetwork.com psychology

For married couples, a father’s internal strengths are linked to lower systemic inflammation in the mother, which in turn predicts a longer gestational length

9 days ago psypost.org psychology

Researchers find reverse sexual double standard in sextech use: Men who use sexual technology are viewed with more disgust than women who engage in the same behaviors, a “reverse sexual double standard” in which men face harsher social penalties for using devices like sex toys…

3 days ago psypost.org psychology

Why we procrastinate on joy — and how to stop

18 days ago wapo.st psychology

People who have children tend to report lower levels of romantic love, intimacy, and passion toward their partners compared to individuals without children…

21 days ago psypost.org psychology

Scientists found that physical intimacy can speed healing, when combined with the "love hormone" oxytocin

19 days ago wsj.com psychology

People who read right-leaning tabloid papers more often showed stronger negative automatic biases towards autism

14 days ago citystgeorges.ac.uk autism psychology

US pop music has grown darker and more stressed over 50 years: Words related to stress, anxiety and pressure increased 81% from 1973 to 2023, tracking rising depression and anxiety

12 days ago nature.com music psychology

Belief in misinformation and conspiracy theories is often based on experience and not just cognitive errors, as evidenced by the fact that the flat earth theory is popular but not the cone-shaped earth theory

21 days ago theconversation.com earth psychology

Autistic employees are less susceptible to the Dunning-Kruger effect. Autistic participants estimated their own performance in a task more accurately

12 days ago psypost.org autism psychology

Autistic individuals are more prosocial towards strangers and people they barely know compared to their non-autistic peers

23 days ago psypost.org autism psychology

Impaired executive function is associated with TikTok use and explained by problematic usage patterns reinforced by short-form formats

5 days ago mdpi.com psychology tiktok

Reciprocity drives support for climate action—citizens in China, India, Japan and the United States were more willing to back ambitious climate policies when they believed other countries were making substantial efforts of their own…

12 days ago journals.plos.org china japan psychology

Shopping for goods or services that you will share is significantly more stressful than shopping for yourself or for something to be given to another person, because “You feel more responsible and you feel less confident about your ability to do a good job with it”

20 days ago news.ucr.edu psychology

Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation

26 days ago theguardian.com psychology

Tourists are 13.4% more likely than locals to give restaurants higher online ratings

32 days ago informs.org psychology

Analysis of 45 serial killers sheds new light on the dark psychology of sexually motivated murderers

33 days ago psypost.org psychology

Singlehood isn’t a static state but an evolving personal journey

35 days ago psypost.org psychology

New study implies that the rise of right-wing populism is partly a psychological response to fear of the unknown

26 days ago psypost.org psychology

Visible physical aggression in popular online pornography has increased substantially over the past 25 years

41 days ago psypost.org psychology

Toxic masculinity indirectly lowers help-seeking behavior by encouraging men to bottle up emotions

34 days ago psypost.org psychology

As a society, we may be able to increase support for redistribution by exposing the ultra-rich

28 days ago lse.ac.uk psychology

Prozac appears to be no better than placebo for treating depression in children and teens; a new study proposes novelty bias and reduced expectancy effects as explanations for the loss of efficacy.

32 days ago jclinepi.com psychology

Factors that may lead young adults to consider cheating on their romantic partners: Half had at least one parent had an extramarital affair, usually the father

31 days ago psypost.org psychology

The Batman effect: A female experimenter, appearing pregnant, boarded the train

32 days ago nature.com psychology

People’s political views shape how they respond to companies that tightly control their frontline staff

39 days ago psypost.org psychology

Autistic adults are more likely to report suicide-related behaviours and psychological distress irrespective of previous traumatic experiences, according to new research.

27 days ago cam.ac.uk autism psychology

New research shows that after the wedding, beauty-for-status (the “trophy wife” trope) becomes a two-way street, with both husbands and wives adjusting their looks as income power shifts

40 days ago newatlas.com psychology

Singlehood stigma and fear of being alone linked to more flexible dating standards: People become more willing to date someone possessing what they consider a dealbreaker trait when faced with alternative of staying alone for years

27 days ago psypost.org psychology

Having a pet present during interactions with romantic partners or friends may increase visible signs of positive emotion, such as smiling and laughing

37 days ago psypost.org psychology

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