Social Psychological and Personality Science

Psychology & Psychiatry

Two stressed people equals less stress

Does giving a speech in public stress you out? Or writing a big presentation for your boss? What about skydiving? One way to cope, according to a new study from Sarah Townsend, assistant professor of management and organization ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Can putting your child before yourself make you a happier person?

While popular media often depicts highly-involved parents negatively as "helicopter parents" or "tiger moms, how does placing one's children at the center of family life really affect parental well-being? New research published ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Washing your hands makes you optimistic

Washing our hands influences how we think, judge and decide. This is what researchers were able to confirm through experiments over the last few years.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Sleepless nights can turn lovers into fighters

(Medical Xpress)—Relationship problems can keep us awake at night. But new research from UC Berkeley suggests that sleepless nights also can worsen lovers' fights.

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