progscrape: psychology

LSD microdosing in major depressive disorder: results from an open-label trial

22 days ago sciencedirect.com psychology trial

Analysis of power dynamics in couples reveals that feeling powerful (actor power) is consistently linked to higher sexual satisfaction and assertiveness, whereas the desire for more power shows no significant association with sexual outcomes

18 days ago tandfonline.com psychology

The emotional toll of losing a beloved pet during the COVID-19 pandemic has been revealed

21 days ago news.flinders.edu.au covid psychology

People make sense of disturbing places together, not alone: visit to prison museums and other dark heritage sites are shaped less by labels, displays or audio guides…

7 days ago kcl.ac.uk audio psychology

Men are more likely than women to avoid shared experiences (e.g., going to the movies, sharing food) with individuals of the same gender, due to societal expectations that men should be unambiguously heterosexual, according to five preregistered studies (N = 3,215 adults).

28 days ago journals.sagepub.com psychology

Biological insights into schizophrenia from ancestrally diverse populations and schizophrenia’s genetic architecture in populations of African ancestry

41 hours ago nature.com genetics psychology

Exercise can have a moderate benefit in reducing depressive symptoms, comparable to therapy and antidepressants, according to a meta analysis of randomized controlled trials including nearly 5,000 adults with depression

20 days ago cochrane.org meta psychology

Study of Chinese employees tests bidirectional links between perceived work stress and mental health and finds short-term effects from stress to mental health over time

5 days ago doi.org china psychology

The psychology behind the deceptive power of AI-generated images on Facebook

19 days ago psypost.org facebook psychology

Infants developing in a household where mothers reported income to be inadequate to support the family's needs exhibit delays in brain maturation

23 days ago pnas.org brain psychology

In this randomized clinical trial, adjunctive Omega-3 administration, 1.5 g/d (EPA:DHA, 2:1), did not outperform placebo in youths with Major Depressive Disorder.

24 days ago jamanetwork.com psychology trial

Masculinity, emotional regulation, and alcohol use after romantic conflict shows that individuals with stronger masculine orientations are more likely to drink after relationship disagreements, driven primarily by negative emotions such as anger and jealousy rather than biological sex.

26 days ago journals.sagepub.com psychology

Nature Communications study examines how people infer who controls outcomes in ambiguous social interactions

11 days ago doi.org psychology

A new pilot study suggests MDMA-assisted therapy may offer durable relief for major depressive disorder, with many patients maintaining reduced symptoms and improved daily functioning months after treatment in a controlled hospital setting, while underscoring the need for larger controlled trial.

8 days ago sciencedirect.com psychology trial

Psilocybin may reduce depressive symptoms in cancer patients, with mixed effects on anxiety and time-dependent improvements in spiritual well-being and quality of life.

22 days ago link.springer.com cancer psilocybin psychology

A research showed engagement with social media, online shopping, entertainment, and gaming is positively linked to higher stress levels, while productivity-related activities, news consumption, and adult content use are negatively associated with stress.

18 days ago jmir.org media psychology

The Psychology of Bad Code

22 days ago shehackspurple.ca

Social networking agency and prosociality are inextricably linked in economic games

14 days ago doi.org economic game networking psychology

The way people judge a woman’s physical attractiveness differs from how they judge her personality traits

35 days ago psypost.org psychology

Mismatched desires for physical contact can negatively affect romantic partners

30 days ago psypost.org psychology

Young adults experience high loneliness despite having large friend networks

30 days ago psypost.org psychology

New findings indicate that speakers who use “ums,” “ahs,” and corrections are consistently rated as less knowledgeable than those who speak fluently

31 days ago psypost.org psychology

Perceived spiritual strength of a group drives extreme self-sacrifice through collective narcissism

34 days ago psypost.org psychology

A new study suggests we may be misreading our dogs’ emotions more often than we think

32 days ago peerj.com psychology

Doubting your doubts may increase commitment to goals: when people who were worried about achieving an identity goal were induced to experience a meta-cognitive doubt…

29 days ago news.osu.edu psychology

Outrage at individual bigotry may undermine support for systemic racial justice

39 days ago psypost.org psychology

Mass shootings are associated with increased local voter turnout but do not change presidential vote choices, showing that exposure to gun violence mobilizes voters locally without producing broader shifts in national electoral outcomes.

29 days ago science.org psychology

Difficulty maintaining relationships is a major driver of modern singlehood, Greek study suggests

32 days ago psypost.org psychology

Longitudinal study suggests psychological well-being predicts later self-control, rather than self-control increasing well-being

35 days ago journals.sagepub.com psychology

Study found divergence in how mothers and fathers perceived their relationship over time