Psychology & Psychiatry
Characteristics beyond intelligence influence long-term achievement, study finds
People often ask University of Pennsylvania psychologist Angela Duckworth what predicts success.
Nov 04, 2019
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Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (often referred to as JPSP) is a monthly psychology journal of the American Psychological Association. It is considered one of the top journals in the fields of social and personality psychology. Its focus is on empirical research reports; however, specialized theoretical, methodological, and review papers are also published. According to the 2008 Journal Citation Reports, its current impact factor is 5.035, which makes JPSP the #3 journal in the area of social and personality psychology, and #1 among the empirical journals in these areas. The journal is divided into three independently edited sections: Attitudes and Social Cognition, Interpersonal Relations and Group Processes, and Personality Processes and Individual Differences. These sections are (as of Jan. 2009) edited by Charles M. Judd, Jeffry A. Simpson, and Laura A. King respectively. JPSP articles typically involve a lengthy introduction and literature review, followed by several related studies that explore different aspects of a theory or test multiple competing hypotheses. Some researchers see the multiple-experiments requirement as an excessive burden that delays the
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Country
- USA
- Impact factor
- 5.035 (2008)
Psychology & Psychiatry
What your friends' brains look like when they think of you
If you ever wondered what's going on in your friends' brains when they think about you, new research may provide a clue.
Nov 07, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Not making enough money? Check your attitude
Holding cynical beliefs about others may have a negative effect on your income according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
May 28, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Awe may promote altruistic behavior
Inducing a sense of awe in people can promote altruistic, helpful and positive social behavior according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
May 19, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New study identifies factors that lessen 'time aversion' in charitable giving
Charities have long wrestled with the issue of persuading people to donate their time to worthy causes. Many potential time-givers donate money instead due to the perceived psychological costs of giving their time – which ...
Jun 05, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Talk is cheap: New study finds words speak louder than actions
When it comes to the art of persuasion, you can attract more followers if you turn conventional wisdom on its head and stress what you like, not what you do.
Jun 29, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Rates of narcissism lower than national perception
Americans consistently reported a perception of the typical U.S. citizen as highly narcissistic—even meeting diagnostic criteria for the psychiatric disorder, according to studies conducted by University of Georgia psychologists ...
Sep 24, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Positive relationships boost self-esteem, and vice versa
Does having close friends boost your self-esteem, or does having high self-esteem influence the quality of your friendships?
Sep 26, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Easy explanations for life's inequities lead to support for the status quo
What if you heard that on planet Teeku, the Blarks were a lot richer than the Orps, and you had to guess why? In a new study, participants were asked to select from several potential explanations for this fictional disparity. ...
Sep 09, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Americans embrace positive feelings, while Chinese prefer a balance
European Americans prefer positive feelings over negative ones while Chinese tend to experience a balance between the two, new Stanford research shows.
Jul 03, 2015
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