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Indirect Effect of Negative Evaluations of Therapy on the Association Between Racial Stress and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Pregnant Black Persons

Conservatives exhibit greater metacognitive inefficiency, study finds

Across four studies, author find support that limbal rings (darkened pigment around irises) cause faces to appear healthier and potentially more attractive due to creating a contrast with the surrounding sclerae…

Limiting social media use decreases depression, anxiety, and fear of missing out in youth with emotional distress: A randomized controlled trial.

Male authors of psychology papers were less likely to respond to a request for a copy of their recent work if the requester used they/them pronouns; female authors responded at equal rates to all requesters…

Empirical failures of the claim that autistic people lack a theory of mind

Metal guitar skills linked to intrasexual competition, but not mating success

The Dire Disregard of Measurement Invariance Testing in Psychological Science: Nearly three-quarters of tested psychological scales failed the test of measurement invariance needed for meaningful group comparisons

Many law enforcement officers exhibit varying degrees of psychopathic traits

Research describes unique effects of sedatives, dissociatives, psychedelics, stimulants, and cannabinoids on episodic memory

Absolute and relative stability of loss aversion across contexts: Even though the absolute value of loss aversion can be affected by external factors (e.g., choice context), estimates of people’s loss aversion still capture the relative dispositions toward gains and losses across individuals.

New research suggests depressed patients with higher attachment anxiety benefited more from greater use of supportive therapy than supportive-expressive therapy techniques in a particular session, as evidenced by lower levels of symptoms at the subsequent session.

A Systematic Review of the Ambivalent Sexism Literature: Hostile Sexism Protects Men’s Power; Benevolent Sexism Guards Traditional Gender Roles

Anger can lead to better results when tackling tricky tasks: experiments suggest people who are angry perform better on a set of challenging tasks than those who are emotionally neutral

‘I’d rather not know’: Why we choose ignorance - When given the choice to learn how their actions will affect someone else, 40% of people will choose ignorance

Human memories are unreliable because of our tendency to construct complete storylines

Arithmetic has a biological origin - it's an expression in symbols of the 'deep structure' of our perception

Potential advantages of older age: Research shows that although young and older people are both negatively impacted by stressors and both report an initial boost in recovery afterward, older adults continue to improve across the recovery period compared with younger adults.

Study found attractiveness favor psychological well-being and good mental health and that make them desirable and successful as social or romantic partners

Psychological pathways explaining the prospective association between obesity and physiological dysregulation.

Alexithymia means difficulty with identifying and describing one’s emotions

Research finds Omega-3 fatty acids reduce depressive symptoms only among the socially stressed.

Adding a content warning causes people to view art pieces as less beautiful, more distressing

Differences between empathy and compassion: High empathy without compassion is associated with negative health outcomes, while high compassion without empathy is associated with positive health outcomes…

Undervaluing the positive impact of kindness starts early: New research shows people significantly undervalue the positive impact of prosociality across ages.

Resource scarcity or living in poverty doesn't increase self-serving dishonesty, a series of studies finds

" Americans expect higher class individuals to value achieving goals more than their lower class counterparts, fueling increased support for those who are already ahead," according to new research.

Evidence of motor intentions in plants: A kinematical study.

Perceived severity of childhood abuse among psychologists, college students, and general public: Research found psychologists with emotional abuse histories provided more severe ratings on emotional abuse items…

The point of nipple erection: Male nipple erection engenders similar emotions as female nipple erection but triggers different altruistic reactions and sexual expectations.

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