Psychology & Psychiatry
Attitudes to learning may influence mental health
Students' mental health may be tied to their approach to learning, research suggests.
Apr 24, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Kids should pay more attention to mistakes, study suggests
Children who believe intelligence can grow pay more attention to and bounce back from their mistakes more effectively than kids who think intelligence is fixed, indicates a new study that measured the young participants' ...
Jan 30, 2017
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Thinking globally linked to optimism
As the world becomes increasingly global, people often respond one of two ways: They start to consider themselves part of the larger global community, or they strengthen their association with their smaller national or local ...
Oct 3, 2016
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Seeing the benefits of failure shapes kids' beliefs about intelligence
Parents' beliefs about whether failure is a good or a bad thing guide how their children think about their own intelligence, according to new research from Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological ...
Apr 28, 2016
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Embracing stress is more important than reducing stress, psychologist says
If people actually embrace the concept of stress, it can make them stronger, smarter and happier, a Stanford expert says.
May 8, 2015
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Trying to be happier really can work: Two experimental studies
Think yourself happy! Is becoming happier as easy as trying to become happier? The latest research by two US academics suggests it might be.
Sep 10, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Far from being harmless, the effects of bullying last long into adulthood
A new study shows that serious illness, struggling to hold down a regular job, and poor social relationships are just some of the adverse outcomes in adulthood faced by those exposed to bullying in childhood.
Aug 19, 2013
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Health
Monday's medical myth: You can think yourself better
Of all the cultural beliefs about health and illness that saturate the developed world, there is none so pervasive and deeply held as the idea that you can "battle" an illness by sheer force of will.
May 27, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain can be trained in compassion, study shows
Until now, little was scientifically known about the human potential to cultivate compassion—the emotional state of caring for people who are suffering in a way that motivates altruistic behavior.
May 22, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Do-gooder or ne'er-do-well? Behavioral science explains patterns of moral behavior
Does good behavior lead to more good behavior? Or do we try to balance our good and bad deeds? The answer depends on our ethical mindset, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association ...
Mar 7, 2013
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