People in close proximity to each other synchronize their heart rates

Adults with ADHD who struggle to manage emotions face a higher insomnia risk

Forcing people to vote doesn’t make them more engaged citizens, study from Belgium finds

An analysis of survey data covering the last five U.S

People with more pronounced autistic traits in the general population who have not been diagnosed with autism tend to engage more in camouflaging, which involves trying to act socially typical and hide their autistic traits

People in less democratic and less economically equal countries, including the United States, experience more hostility online

Parent-teen conflict can reverberate for decades and even influence how connected families feel generations later

Social media users tend to face more political hostility in less democratic and more unequal countries

Voters who do not align with the Democratic or Republican parties make up the largest portion of the American electorate

The passive consumption of endless short-form videos creates a specific type of cognitive fatigue popularly known as “brain rot”

Exposure to local hate crimes linked to mail-in voting preference

Sensory processing differences linked to sexual distress in autistic adults, which can lower relationship and sexual satisfaction

Intelligence test scores are dropping, especially among wealthier families

Strict bosses can lead to employees doing less at work

Toxic societies breed darker personalities; a 2025 study links corruption, inequality & violence to higher dark factor (D) scores worldwide

Modern life may be outpacing the human mind

Research has found growing up in a society with a wide gap between the rich and the poor is linked to higher rates of depressive symptoms later in adulthood

Book smarts and life smarts are driven by the exact same intelligence, study finds

New study explores the psychological chain behind involuntary sexual thoughts

Fathers whose first child is a girl tend to develop more equal views on gender roles and support policies that promote women’s rights

Men who engage in excessive and obsessive romantic gestures toward unreciprocated interests are largely driven by an underlying fear of remaining single

Voters spend greater mental energy defending politicians from their own party and finding faults in politicians from the opposing party when faced with news of criminal convictions.

Americans’ view of the drug crisis: Republicans are starting to feel worse over time about the general state of the drug problem, while Democrats are generally feeling a little bit better

A diverse toy environment is linked to better infant communication skills

People who view pornography more frequently tend to experience higher levels of depressive symptoms, and this link remains consistent over time

Talking about childbirth and playing Tetris helps mothers feel better about their memories

When mothers displayed slower vocal response times to their child's natural babbles and vocalizations, the child was statistically more likely to be diagnosed with at least one psychiatric disorder…

Adult men who consume pornography report worse sexual function and lower overall satisfaction in their intimate lives when compared to women who view similar material.

Some Dark Triad personality traits help the body handle acute stress better, new study finds

People are more likely to believe false information when it comes from someone who ignores the truth rather than a liar who actively tries to deceive

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