progscrape: psychology

People with “dark triad” traits—narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism—often use physical touch to control or manipulate romantic partners

13 days ago neurosciencenews.com psychology

People with self-diagnosed ADHD report more negative self-image and more internalized stigma than clinically diagnosed individuals, and are more likely to seek social validation…

34 days ago eurekalert.org psychology

Feeling in control helps beat daily stress: People are 62% more likely to act if they feel more in control over stressors than usual, such as calling a plumber or having tough talks…

32 days ago psu.edu psychology

Stress in parenting kids with behavioral issues found to lower parent's self-regulation capacity, especially felt by fathers amid marital tensions, according to a study on 80 couples

13 days ago concordia.ca psychology

Men who entered and stayed in a romantic relationship reported larger increases in life satisfaction and relationship status satisfaction than women who did the same.

32 days ago psypost.org psychology

Switching schools between middle and high school made teens more likely to drink than those who remained in the same building, research finds

28 days ago news.northeastern.edu psychology

When both husbands and wives feel they have a voice and influence in their relationship, it is linked to a more positive and less inhibited sexual life for both partners

28 days ago psypost.org psychology

Men with higher body mass were more likely to report dissatisfaction with penis appearance, and conservative Protestant men in the US were more likely to be obese

31 days ago psypost.org psychology

“Reminiscence bump” is our tendency to form strongest emotional ties to music from teenage years. With men, it’s rebellious genres for identity

18 days ago jyu.fi music psychology

Increased sucrose pellet consumption in mice with access to a protein-restricted diet, relative to mice with access to a non-restricted control diet, after prolonged (7 weeks) protein restriction

19 days ago sciencedirect.com psychology

People are more likely to honk at bad drivers with political bumper stickers

28 days ago uc.edu psychology

The neurocognitive ability to monitor ones' task performance (Flanker task performance) and its link to the development of problem behavior in 7- to 12-year-old children [OPEN ACCESS}

23 days ago cambridge.org psychology

Vast majority of children enjoy engaging in activities that are both scary and fun, a phenomenon called “recreational fear.” This type of playful engagement with fear is a common part of development from infancy through the teenage years, with the specific activities changing as children get older.

16 days ago psypost.org psychology

Most people rarely use AI, and dark personality traits predict who uses it more. Study finds AI browsing makes up less than 1% of online activity

24 days ago psypost.org ai psychology

How music tastes evolve with age: teens chase trends, young adults explore widely, and older listeners narrow their focus around personal favorites shaped by past experiences and nostalgia

29 days ago gu.se music psychology

Populism as a Catalyst for Extremism: An Analysis of Its Relationship With Conspiracy Beliefs and Ideological Radicalization

34 days ago onlinelibrary.wiley.com psychology

New research found people who experienced violence or abuse as children are more likely to develop authoritarian, sadistic and rigid notions of masculinity—and are usually less critical of war later in life

34 days ago research-in-germany.org psychology

Ex-smokers who feel mentally and emotionally exhausted by the effort of remaining smoke free are 64 percent more likely to relapse than those with low fatigue based on a two-year international study involving almost 2000 participants across four countries.

18 days ago onlinelibrary.wiley.com psychology

Actively watching or liking videos that romanticize offenders is associated with higher levels of hybristophilia, a term for women’s sexual attraction to criminals

30 days ago psypost.org psychology video

Passive social media use can significantly increase women's body-related envy via the mediating role of appearance upward comparison

21 days ago pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov media psychology

People who use both cannabis and tobacco show higher brain levels of FAAH — an enzyme that breaks down mood-regulating anandamide — than cannabis-only users, possibly explaining why mixing the two is tied to worse mental health and harder quitting.

8 days ago sciencedirect.com brain cannabis psychology

Politicians who use populist language that emphasizes the will of “the people” and criticizes corrupt elites tend to be perceived as more aligned with certain policy positions…

26 days ago psypost.org psychology

When interacting with AI tools like ChatGPT, everyone—regardless of skill level—overestimates their performance

7 days ago neurosciencenews.com ai chatgpt gpt psychology

Scientists identify a brain circuit that keeps alcohol users trapped in addiction - showing how the brain learns to drink not for pleasure, but to escape the pain of withdrawal

28 days ago sciencedirect.com brain psychology

Study examining if teenagers' smartphone typing behaviors reflect specific depressive symptoms found no link between typing patterns and psychomotor changes

33 days ago nature.com psychology

Sleep problems, decision-making, and suicide attempts during adolescence: a longitudinal birth cohort study

13 days ago academic.oup.com psychology

Study finds emotional tweets by politicians don’t always win followers and can backfire with diverse audiences. While U.S

20 days ago eurekalert.org psychology

In the largest double-blind randomized trial of its kind involving 1,000 healthy men aged 18–45, researchers found testosterone administration does not alter risk-taking or generosity, as participants made the same economic choices as those who received a placebo.

19 days ago pnas.org economic psychology trial

Programs that teach adolescents cognitive or behavioral strategies to engage with social media in a healthy manner appear to be more effective at improving long-term well-being than interventions that completely restrict social media use or warn adolescents of its negative effects.

19 days ago pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov media psychology

The Psychology of Portnoy: On the Making of Philip Roth's Groundbreaking Novel

13 days ago lithub.com

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