Narcissistic individuals are more prone to problematic use of generative AI

Left-leaning Americans are driving the U.S. birth decline, new study finds

Sniffing dark chocolate during resistance training decreased feelings of hunger, desire and intention to eat, and left trainees feeling fuller, furthermore participants were able to add more repetitions to their sets

How the World Cup and other major soccer tournaments influence fans’ sex lives

While tea consumption was not associated with depression and anxiety, coffee intake tends to lower depression symptoms, finds a new study from Iran (N=1,994).

Trump’s 2020 pivot on face masks changed Republican behavior but not their medical beliefs

Systematic review and meta analysis of 31 randomized trials found L-Theanine is safe and shows a robust short-term benefit on attention in healthy adults, with a potential antidepressant effect warranting confirmation in high-quality trials…

Across 125 countries, about two thirds of people choose to cooperate in a real money game

Humans trained to use global impressions of faces nearly double their accuracy at spotting AI-generated deepfakes

Negative emotions help cement the central information, details and key aspects of experiences (like name-face associations)but diminish recollection of the surrounding context and environment, according to a study conducted using immersive technology and virtual reality

People whose most intense psychedelic experience fell on the 4th of July reported decreased support for partisan violence

The Psychology of Software Teams

Men talk less than women during multitasking and women are rated as being more in control during the conversational task, performing better, and being less stressed

Fear and Social Pressure Are 'Overarming' the U.S.

People who prioritize free speech are more racially tolerant, not less

People Across Cultures Find Women's Faces to Be More Attractive Than Men's

Authoritarianism acts as a psychological bridge for dark personalities, study finds

Parents invest differently in daughters and sons, study finds

Workers who score high on so-called “dark” personality traits are often better equipped to handle a toxic supervisor, new research suggests

People with insecure attachment styles tend to have a higher number of children

Adverse Childhood Events, Not Age of Acquiring Smartphones or Tablets, Predict Mental Health in Young Adults

Total abortion bans in the US were associated with a statistically significant increase in suicidal ideation among female students

The science of mommy brain : How dopamine locks in lifelong cognitive benefits for mothers

Small psychological differences predicts a person’s sex with 80% accuracy

Remote work can introduce challenges to romantic relationships, sometimes increasing the chances of breaking up

Paid paternal leave linked to better mental health outcomes for dads. Paternal leave is not just a workplace benefit, it’s a public health issue

Journaling reduces depression in young adults

Music listening habits can predict general cognitive ability, study of 58,000 songs finds

College doesn’t make students as liberal as people think. Completing a college degree has been linked to a liberal political identity

Loneliness Drives Cognitive Impairment, Can Lead to Shorter Life

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