progscrape: psychology

Two types of underconfidence linked to anxiety and gender

24 days ago eurekalert.org psychology

Loneliness and self-doubt mediate the link between depression and meaning in life

37 days ago psypost.org psychology

Donald Trump weaponizes humor through “dark play” to test boundaries - A new analysis of American political discourse suggests that humor has evolved into a strategic weapon used to attack opponents and solidify support bases.

15 days ago psypost.org psychology trump

A dream-like psychedelic might help traumatized veterans reset their brains - Researchers found soldiers who reported profound feelings of unity and sacredness while taking ibogaine experienced lasting relief from post-traumatic stress disorder.

9 days ago psypost.org psychology unity

LSD microdosing in major depressive disorder: results from an open-label trial

32 days ago sciencedirect.com psychology trial

Analysis of power dynamics in couples reveals that feeling powerful (actor power) is consistently linked to higher sexual satisfaction and assertiveness, whereas the desire for more power shows no significant association with sexual outcomes

28 days ago tandfonline.com psychology

The emotional toll of losing a beloved pet during the COVID-19 pandemic has been revealed

32 days ago news.flinders.edu.au covid psychology

People make sense of disturbing places together, not alone: visit to prison museums and other dark heritage sites are shaped less by labels, displays or audio guides…

18 days ago kcl.ac.uk audio psychology

Men are more likely than women to avoid shared experiences (e.g., going to the movies, sharing food) with individuals of the same gender, due to societal expectations that men should be unambiguously heterosexual, according to five preregistered studies (N = 3,215 adults).

38 days ago journals.sagepub.com psychology

Biological insights into schizophrenia from ancestrally diverse populations and schizophrenia’s genetic architecture in populations of African ancestry

12 days ago nature.com genetics psychology