Stanford-led study of 43,000 school phone bans initially increased disciplinary issues and reduced student well-being

Feeling regret. Your feelings may mellow as you age

ADHD and Rejection Sensitivity: A qualitative study explores how the anticipation of rejection causes more psychological distress than the actual events…

Childhood maltreatment increases risk of later domestic abuse: Experiencing abuse or neglect as a child can increase the risk of being victimised by a romantic partner in adulthood, by impacting personality and mental health development…

Violence prevention programs decrease tobacco use among teens as research suggests.

Receiving a thumbs-down on social media doesn’t push people away from a conversation, but instead tends to encourage them to post more while softening their tone

The testosterone myth: Large analysis of 52 studies finds no link between the “macho” hormone and risk-taking

New study sheds light on how going braless alters public perceptions of a woman

Scientists just revealed a strange quirk in how we exit train stations. We tend to follow the same walking path as the person directly in front of us

First major study on ‘AI psychosis’ suggests chatbots can encourage delusions among vulnerable people

Millions of adults in the United States have seriously considered shooting another person at some point in their lives, representing a massive and previously unmeasured group at risk of committing armed violence.

Study suggests that different substances have different associations with criminal behavior and police arrests

Men objectify women more when sexually aroused, regardless of their underlying personality traits

The effect of collective trauma on craving for cannabis and tobacco

New study shows how Nazi-era propaganda influences present-day attitudes

Retraction Note: Nature retracts meta-analysis that claimed ChatGPT had a positive impact on learning

Perceiving vegans as a cultural or moral threat may reduce meat-eaters’ willingness to cut meat consumption, according to three studies involving 1,325 participants

Heterogeneous pathways to depressive and anxiety disorders: A cluster-based predictive study in a nationwide longitudinal cohort

Romantic rejection does not hurt more than platonic rejection

How couples divide household chores is linked to women’s sexual desire, but it depends on personal beliefs about gender roles

Real world outcomes support the benefits of psychedelic therapy for severe depression

Sexual arousal can lead to "tunnel vision" that makes it more difficult to recognize when someone is just not that into you

Narcissists tend to view God as a punishing figure who owes them special favors

Brooding (getting stuck in passive, repetitive, negative thought loops) identified as a major driver of bedtime procrastination, alongside physical markers of stress

Growing up in a disadvantaged environment not only hinders cognitive development but also weakens a person’s default willingness to trust others later in life

Avant-garde movies inspire creativity beyond cinema

More than half of students (54%) regularly listened to music while studying. Almost all of them believed it helped them

A new study explores what makes a science story engaging

New research suggests sexual arousal could blind people to rejection cues

Fox News viewership linked to belief in a racist conspiracy theory

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