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A large Scottish study found screen time is not consistently tied to children's emotional or behavioral problems once family background and environment are taken into account, suggesting that guidelines strictly focused on time limits may have a limited impact.

A new study links sexually objectifying messages from family during upbringing to higher self-objectification in young women, which in turn is associated with greater difficulty refusing unwanted sex…

Financial and relationship worries predict bad dreams. Psychologists frame the relationship between daily life and sleep as the Continuity Hypothesis

A recent study found standard criminal risk factors, such as antisocial attitudes and peer networks, are significantly better predictors of a psychiatric patient's involvement in the legal system than their mental health symptoms alone.

Study Finds Viewing Crime Videos Increased Support for Harsher Criminal Justice Policies Among Liberal Participants, While Producing Little or No Change Among Conservatives, Suggesting Media Exposure Can Shift Policy Attitudes Asymmetrically Across Ideological Groups

A new study has found genetic signatures of assortative mating, where people pair up with partners who share similar traits, have grown significantly stronger among more recently born generations in the United States, particularly regarding educational attainment and smoking habits.

Screen time isn’t linked to language delays in autistic children, large U.S. study finds

A new study in healthy mice reveals that the weight-loss drug semaglutide alters behavior and brain activity related to stress and reward, leading to a suppression of natural reward-seeking drives and faster…

New psychology study finds everyday phrases targeted by "harmful language guides" (master branch, pipeline) don't cause measurable psychological harm for readers…

As America shifted left under Trump, emotional hostility widened the partisan gap

Taboo words—including profanity, insults, slurs, and sexual terms—can interfere with language processing (the “taboo Stroop effect”)

The neuroscience of pity: how attractiveness and morality shape empathy

Extreme high-salt diets disrupted the gut microbiome and impaired memory in mice, according to new research, highlighting a potential link between diet, gut health, and cognitive function.

Desk setups that encourage an expansive posture may boost risk-taking

Negative feelings about life are more common among teens on Instagram and TikTok

A new study suggests that briefly watching hopeful, uplifting YouTube videos can effectively reduce momentary feelings of depression by boosting positive emotions and motivation, regardless of a person's baseline depression levels.

Taylor Swift fans lower climate concerns to justify her carbon footprint

People make assumptions about men based on their faces: wider faces are seen as stronger child protectors, while narrower faces are viewed as more nurturing and committed partners

A recent study suggests that people in the general population who possess higher levels of autistic-like traits tend to avoid positive, affectionate behaviors to maintain their romantic relationships.

Fear of the unknown is linked to lower life satisfaction and heightened death anxiety

How adults feel about their ADHD depends heavily on their specific symptoms

A large-scale genetic study has found activating the GLP-1 receptor, the biological target of popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs, is associated with improved mental well-being and a significantly lower risk of depression and bipolar disorder…

Couples bonding over bad habits may age faster at the cellular level

Psychedelic drugs reduce the amount of bottom-up brain activity flowing into a network associated with self-reflection

A recent study published in Imaging Neuroscience indicates that engaging in a very slow jog for just ten minutes can improve a person’s mood and enhance their ability to focus.

Relying on university students skews global psychological research

A new study suggests that the emotional distress experienced when tapering off or stopping antidepressants is generally a sign of pharmacological withdrawal rather than a relapse of the underlying mental health condition.

Chronic shame may fuel destructive thought patterns in survivors of abuse

Study identifies the values most strongly associated with rejecting antidemocratic politicians, offering new insight into why some voters resist leaders who challenge democratic norms.

People with clinical levels of love addiction experience more severe relationship anxiety than those who are simply at risk