progscrape: psychology

Women in relationships with men diagnosed with ADHD experience higher levels of depression and a lower quality of life

27 days ago psypost.org psychology

A study suggests that many girls believe experiencing low mood and anxiety is "normal" for their age group, especially within their generation

21 days ago manchester.ac.uk psychology

Your friends may be better for your mental health than your partner - nurturing friendships may be a consistent way to protect against depressive symptoms throughout life

23 days ago psypost.org psychology

Police departments across the US tend to be more Republican-leaning than the communities they serve, according to a new study

31 days ago psypost.org psychology

Social media may heighten depression severity in youth

8 days ago utsouthwestern.edu media psychology

Online quizzes designed to help people determine political alignment may be influencing their opinions and voting preferences without their knowledge

22 days ago psypost.org psychology

Adolescents who experienced higher levels of loneliness were significantly more likely to be diagnosed with PTSD, depression, and stress-related conditions in adulthood

25 days ago psypost.org psychology

Study reveals a growing divide in young people's mental wellbeing based on how 13 to 16 years old in Sweden rated their depressive symptoms over two decades

18 days ago gu.se psychology

New study finds women's soccer teams in white shorts lose more often

30 days ago psychologytoday.com psychology

Live music experiences create lasting happiness by fostering collective effervescence, study finds

16 days ago psypost.org music psychology

Study finds that psychological prehabilitation can significantly enhance recovery after surgery

15 days ago uclahealth.org psychology

New meta-analysis (10 studies, 4.6k participants) finds that temporary social media breaks don't actually boost mood or life satisfaction at all, despite the "detox" hype

45 hours ago suchscience.net media psychology

Study has found that targeted psychological interventions can significantly enhance long-term resistance to misinformation

21 days ago ox.ac.uk psychology

People who have a minority viewpoint on a controversial topic are more likely to “self-silence” themselves in conversation – and that may lead them to behave against their own beliefs…

27 days ago news.osu.edu psychology

Research found that our perceptions of body image are shaped by what we see from as early as seven years old

27 days ago manchester.ac.uk psychology

Unmet needs increase susceptibility to believing in conspiracy theories

24 days ago eurekalert.org psychology

A new study has found that Californian men who hold more traditional, less gender-equal beliefs are significantly more likely to report committing intimate partner violence.

24 days ago psypost.org psychology

A clinical trial found that Therabot, an AI therapy app, significantly reduced symptoms in patients with mental disorders over 8 weeks

39 hours ago ai.nejm.org ai psychology trial

Incels significantly overestimate how much society blames them for their problems and underestimate the level of sympathy from others, according to recent study

27 days ago psypost.org psychology

Narcissism is linked to online aggression toward celebrities (individuals who achieved something significant or with higher status) due to feelings of “relative deprivation”

30 days ago psychologytoday.com psychology

Research has found spite, a desire to level the playing field at personal cost, appears to drive conspiracy beliefs when people feel disadvantaged compared to experts or authorities

28 days ago staffs.ac.uk psychology

Study found that individuals with pronounced social anxiety tend to be less motivated to engage in prosocial behaviors when these require effort.

22 days ago psypost.org psychology

People in virtual reality evacuated buildings in a similar way to real life, making similar decisions and looking at the same signs, but they moved more slowly because of the way they had to control their movement.

16 days ago sciencedirect.com psychology

Narcissists feel ostracized more frequently than their less self-absorbed peers, according to research

30 days ago apa.org psychology

Harsh parenting in childhood may alter brain development and lead to behavioral issues in girls

29 days ago psypost.org brain psychology

Carl Jung's 1904 description of "manic mood" may have actually been adult ADHD

30 days ago journals.sagepub.com psychology

Donating money, even if small amounts, may improve depression, Chinese study finds.

23 days ago journals.sagepub.com china psychology

Social media’s role in “delusion amplification” highlighted in new study, which suggests that social media can act as an incubator for delusional thinking, reinforcing distorted self-perceptions and encouraging excessive mentalistic cognition.

16 days ago psypost.org media psychology

Verbal fluency predicts survival in old age, study finds: Verbal fluency showed more salient associations with mortality risk than did measures of perceptual speed, episodic memory…