For many, social media is a tool for communication and self-expression. But for those vulnerable to psychiatric disorders, it ...

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Positive psychology was developed to counter psychology’s focus on “the bad stuff.” Positive psychology studies psychosocial ...

The paper’s other authors were Josie Benitez, an NYU doctoral student, Serena Fu, an NYU undergraduate at the time of the study, Sophia Cordeiro, a lab manager at NYU, and Marjorie Rhodes, a professor ...

A new study has found that targeted psychological interventions can significantly enhance long-term resistance to misinformation. Dubbed “psychological booster shots,” these interventions improve ...

Misinformation is everywhere, and it can be hard to detect false claims. But consistent training could help people avoid fake ...

Listening to music by yourself might not seem like a social activity, but University at Buffalo researchers have published a ...

The research, published in Communications Psychology, found that while severe childhood stress increases the risk of anxiety, ...

Our brains use basic 'building blocks' of information to keep track of how people interact, enabling us to navigate complex social interactions, finds a new study led by University College London (UCL ...

We commonly consider spiritual practices as sources of peace and inspiration. A recent study led by researchers at the ...

The Ohio State University research team, led by Dr. Jennifer Cheavens, is recruiting adult participants for a new study researching human kindness.

Life with a dog is a matter of give and take. Especially when it comes to communication. With no common human-dog language, our ability to communicate relies on understanding and reading our pet, and ...