Conservatives and liberals tend to engage in different evidence-gathering strategies

Potential bridge between narcissism and OCD: the drive for perfection may be the bridge connecting narcissism to obsessive-compulsive symptoms

Americans threatened by Trump administration policies appear to be experiencing urges to acquire firearms, carry them, and store them readily accessible

How social status psychologically shapes racial bias in children

Men who seek sex primarily to cope with negative emotions or to affirm their self-worth may be more likely to engage in sexually aggressive behaviors

Top-level business executives are significantly more likely to commit financial crimes if their parents had been suspected or convicted of similar crimes

Researchers identify two psychological traits that predict conspiracy theory belief

People with darker personality traits are more likely to use flirting as a tool for personal gain, material rewards or favors rather than for romantic connection

Prenatal maternal depression affects an estimated one in five women

Generative AI Use and Depressive Symptoms Among US Adults: Daily use is associated with depression

A new study finds that anticipating a potential loss carries more than six times the emotional impact of imagining an equivalent gain, an imbalance that helps explain why many people shy away from uncertainty and prefer decisions to be settled sooner rather than later.

Survey across 90 societies finds everyday norms vary across cultures and have become more permissive over time

AI chatbots tend to overdiagnose mental health conditions when used without structured guidance

Socializing alone: A review of more than 1,000 studies suggests that using technology to communicate with others is better than nothing – but still not as good as face-to-face interactions.

Individuals with high levels of psychopathic traits had a 9.3 times higher risk of developing schizophrenia compared to individuals with low levels of these traits

What Americans say about democracy doesn’t match what they choose

Climate change is worse for the others, people believe

University of Michigan-led study investigates exercise-related 'all-or-nothing' thinking as a barrier to exercise adherence

Abuse not associated with narcissistic pathology(NP); Coercive control weakly associated with NP (in a study with informant measures of B-PNI scores).

New research reveals trust in climate information is driven less by a source's expertise than by their political and moral alignment

Two types of underconfidence linked to anxiety and gender

Loneliness and self-doubt mediate the link between depression and meaning in life

Donald Trump weaponizes humor through “dark play” to test boundaries - A new analysis of American political discourse suggests that humor has evolved into a strategic weapon used to attack opponents and solidify support bases.

A dream-like psychedelic might help traumatized veterans reset their brains - Researchers found soldiers who reported profound feelings of unity and sacredness while taking ibogaine experienced lasting relief from post-traumatic stress disorder.

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

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

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…

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).

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

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