Racial profiling and aggressive policing can affect infant health, even when controlling for variables like income and education

More time spent on social media is linked to a thinner cerebral cortex in young adolescents, areas responsible for attention, memory, and emotional control.

Anxious young adults are more likely to develop digital addictions

Political conservatives are more drawn to baby-faced product designs, and purity values explain why

Hikikomori, extreme social withdrawal, is becoming a recognized issue among young adults around the world

Study finds people tend to underestimate small talk but is a key to make us feel more connected

People who view their depression or anxiety as the result of a chemical imbalance tend to use antidepressants for much longer periods than those who see their condition as a reaction to life events

Casual sex is linked to lower self-esteem and weaker moral orientations in women but not men

Children are less likely to use deception after being given permission to deceive, study finds

Replacing one meat option with a vegetarian dish in workplace cafeterias increased plant-based meal choices by 41% without affecting total sales or revenue

Romances with narcissists don't deteriorate the way psychologists expected

People with so-called dark personality traits are sometimes more attractive

People reporting greater loneliness tend to have fewer social relationships

A person’s socioeconomic background may play a major role in what they look for in a romantic partner

New study links watching TikTok “thirst traps” to lower relationship trust and satisfaction

Live music causes brain waves to synchronize more strongly with rhythm than recorded music

Teenage brains process mechanical and academic skills differently across the sexes

Researchers explored how daily physical activity impacts mood in people with bipolar disorder over one year

New research offers early evidence for what scientists describe as an “embodied model of consciousness,” linking physical sensations, mental time orientation, and even everyday bodily functions like sleep and digestion into a single…

Task relevance, not just emotional salience, governs whether emotion helps or hurts episodic memory binding

Recent research suggests visible body art at work is becoming more accepted

How Unsupervised Screen Time Harms Vulnerable Preschoolers

Women are more likely to regret one-night stands only when they sleep with men

In interpersonal conflicts, staying calm protects your reputation, while crying damages the reputation of your opponent alongside your own

Study reports that irregular sleep timing, also known as social jetlag, is associated with increased symptoms of depression and anxiety, based on analysis of behavioral and mental health data in adult populations

Meaning in life and the mental health - addiction spiral: testing a unifying model

Hidden mental cost of emotional rigidity in young adults: People who scored high in harm avoidance reported much more psychological inflexibility

Men who favor the tradwife lifestyle often view the women in it with derision

The psychological divide between Democrats and Republicans during democratic backsliding

Facing your expectations: perceived characteristics of illusory faces in symmetrical visual noise

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