progscrape: psychology

Poor control of thoughts may be associated with tendency to delay tasks.

14 days ago bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com psychology

In later life, a romantic partner’s happiness is closely linked to your own, study finds

19 days ago psypost.org psychology

Videogame players who helped a High Need NPC reported higher levels of moral satisfaction, but were less likely to report moral reasoning than if the NPC was Low Need / No Reward

5 days ago dl.acm.org psychology

We choose ignorance as we age – even when knowledge is more useful

30 days ago newatlas.com psychology

New research shows people often reach their all-around mental and emotional peak around age 60, not in their twenties

20 days ago theconversation.com psychology

Sexual consent tends to decline with age for women who have experienced nonconsensual sex

16 days ago psypost.org psychology

Self-affirmations—brief exercises in which people reflect on their core values, and positive traits—can increase people’s general well-being and make them happier in small significant ways

6 days ago apa.org psychology

A 10-year study finds that romantic partners gradually shape each other’s political party preferences — when one partner’s support for a party rises or falls, the other tends to follow the next year, a dynamic that may help explain political alignment and polarization.

8 days ago journals.sagepub.com psychology

Doing almost anything is better with friends, research finds by analyzing how more than 40,000 participants felt during more than 100,000 instances when they were doing more than 80 activities.

26 days ago wapo.st psychology

Contrary to common belief, tipping is not an effective incentive for improving service

6 days ago eurekalert.org psychology

Study shows how domestic abusers build ‘trauma bonds’ with victims before violence begins

20 days ago cam.ac.uk psychology

Romantic and platonic relationships might be more similar than we think

12 days ago psypost.org psychology

Cannabis use during adolescence and young adulthood is associated with more frequent psychotic-like experiences

16 days ago psypost.org cannabis psychology

People tend to become more supportive of conservative views during times of threat. In the U.S

19 days ago spsp.org psychology

New psychology research suggests voters respond more to feelings than facts

33 days ago psypost.org psychology

Masturbation became more common for both women and men between the early 2000s and the early 2010s

15 days ago psypost.org psychology

A first-of-its-kind study has found recognizing – and actually using – personal strengths is linked with better wellbeing and fewer mental-health symptoms in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

23 days ago newatlas.com psychology

Most White men don’t feel discriminated against, according to 10 years of New Zealand data

34 days ago psypost.org psychology

Controlled fear might temporarily alter brain patterns linked to depression

13 days ago psypost.org brain psychology

Gaps in sex education can have lasting impacts in adulthood, including relationship struggles, lack of confidence, and reduced quality of life

25 days ago news.iu.edu psychology

People do not primarily choose partners based on their actual education levels

34 days ago psypost.org psychology

Simplistic thinking and rejecting democracy have a “strikingly” strong link

32 days ago psypost.org psychology

Consistently listening to music was associated with up to a 39% reduced risk of dementia in older adults, while regularly playing an instrument was linked to a 35% reduced risk

8 days ago psypost.org music psychology

Using your native language can temporarily "shield" your brain from making specific grammar errors in your second language that you would normally make

16 days ago cambridge.org brain psychology

Sermons at large evangelical church tend to justify economic inequality, study finds

15 days ago psypost.org economic psychology

New decade-long study reveals a hidden crisis: international students in US colleges face skyrocketing mental health struggles

33 days ago gpsych.bmj.com psychology

When single men use pornography but believe doing so is wrong, this conflict can increase sexual shame and loneliness, which in turn may lead to depression

20 days ago psypost.org psychology

Ketamine shows no significant advantage over placebo in treating severe depression, according to a new clinical trial

5 days ago jamanetwork.com psychology trial

Donald Trump’s frequent shrugging is a deliberate communication tool used to establish common ground with his audience and express negative evaluations of his opponents

7 days ago psypost.org psychology trump

Young women who see pornography as a normal or acceptable part of sexual exploration may feel more comfortable discussing their sexual preferences with partners, which in turn can lead to more satisfying and affirming sexual experiences.

28 days ago psypost.org psychology

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