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Research shows that the invisible mental load of planning and organizing household life predicts women's relationship and sexual satisfaction more strongly than the division of physical chores like cooking or cleaning.

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Strong Social Networks Are Linked to Higher Birth Rates, Study of 100,750 Adults Across 299 Finnish Municipalities Finds — Communities With Greater Social Support and More Frequent Social Interactions Had Higher Fertility Rates…

36 days ago psypost.org psychology

People who favor group-based inequality tend to have less gray matter in an empathy-linked brain region

36 days ago psypost.org brain neuroscience

Lower cognitive ability is linked to stronger Christian nationalist views, even after accounting for education

43 days ago psypost.org psychology

Women Are More Likely to Be Interested in Jobs Where Most Employees Are Women

35 days ago psypost.org psychology

A new study suggests that physically petting your own dog prepares the body to handle subsequent stressors with calmer brain and heart responses, whereas simply sitting near, talking to, or making eye contact with the pet does not provide the same protective buffer.

24 days ago psypost.org brain

Adults with ADHD often struggle with choices that require weighing potential rewards against negative consequences

36 days ago psypost.org neuroscience

A new study suggests that the severe brain tissue loss caused by chronic alcohol consumption physically masks or overwrites the structural neural scars left by childhood trauma, though these trauma markers reappear when statistically adjusting for addiction severity.

24 days ago psypost.org brain neuroscience

Women who use hormonal contraceptives tend to evaluate their own romantic and social qualities more favorably than women who do not use them

33 days ago psypost.org psychology

A new study indicates that adults who experience severe material disruptions after a breakup, such as moving or changing financial circumstances, report higher levels of ambiguity and flux regarding their sexual identity, whereas psychological distress does not show the same link.

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