Psychology & Psychiatry
Viewing violent news on social media can cause trauma
Viewing violent news events via social media can cause people to experience symptoms similar to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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We all want high social status: study
Not everyone may care about having an impressive job title or a big, fancy house but all human beings desire a high level of social status, according to a newly published study.
May 6, 2015
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A 'forest instead of the trees' viewpoint may motivate change after negative feedback
Negative feedback can sting, but thinking about the big picture may help transform criticism into positive change, according to new research published by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Apr 24, 2015
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Self-affirmations may calm jitters and boost performance, research finds
When the stakes are high, people in positions of low power may perform better by using self-affirmations to boost their confidence, according to new research published by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Apr 17, 2015
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Increased use of psychological testing would strengthen process for social security disability determination
Broader use of standardized psychological testing for applicants submitting disability claims to the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) should improve the accuracy and consistency of disability determinations, says ...
Apr 10, 2015
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Serious life events in childhood can triple risk of developing type 1 diabetes
New research from Sweden published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) shows that serious life events (SLEs) in childhood, such as death or illness in the family, divorce/separation, ...
Apr 9, 2015
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Extraversion may be less common than we think
Social scientists have long known that, statistically speaking, our friends are probably more popular than we are. It's a simple matter of math: Because extraverted people tend to have more friends, they are disproportionately ...
Apr 6, 2015
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Gender difference in moral judgments rooted in emotion, not reasoning, study finds
If a time machine was available, would it be right to kill Adolf Hitler when he was still a young Austrian artist to prevent World War II and save millions of lives? Should a police officer torture an alleged bomber to find ...
Apr 3, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
People with a "bonding identity" cope better with structural disadvantage
In a paper published in the British Journal of Social Psychology, NCCR LIVES PhD candidate at the University of Lausanne, Mouna Bakouri, demonstrates how individuals from socially disadvantaged populations who define themselves ...
Feb 20, 2015
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Babies can follow complex social situations
Infants can make sense of complex social situations, taking into account who knows what about whom, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
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