Researchers for years have understood how attitudes held with certainty might predict behavior, but a series of new studies led by a University at Buffalo psychologist suggest there may be a more general disposition at work ...
Aug 19, 2020
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Frequent social media use can impact depressive symptoms over time for LGBTQ youth, according to research from a Washington State University communication professor.
Jul 23, 2020
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There's a reason why people often forget to take a daily medication or respond to that email they've been meaning to send, and it can be chalked up to the gulf between intention and actually completing an action, according ...
Jul 17, 2020
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(HealthDay)—For adolescents, understanding the severity of COVID-19 and valuing social responsibility are associated with acting in socially responsible ways, including more social distancing and disinfecting, according ...
Jul 13, 2020
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Months of self-isolation and social distancing have taken their toll. Sheldon Cohen, the Robert E. Doherty Professor of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University, has produced a body of research that suggests that interpersonal ...
Jul 8, 2020
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Why do you like the music you do? You would think that it is because of the music itself. But that's only half the story. Surprisingly, the other half of the story doesn't have much to do with music at all. A new Big Data ...
Jul 2, 2020
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Changes to lockdown measures in the UK and around the world in an effort to restart the economy could lead to wide disparity in how the public adheres to social distancing, according to a new report from psychologists at ...
Jun 29, 2020
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When one talks about parenting, an image of the sensitive, caring mother—but not father—responding to a young child's emotional needs often comes to mind.
Jun 23, 2020
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What happens to teenagers whose parents are overbearing? A new longitudinal study sought to determine the long-term impact on youth of parenting that is psychologically controlling. Although the study did not establish causation, ...
Jun 16, 2020
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Beyond fame and fortune, certain traits and behaviors may have pervasive influence in climbing the social ladder, according to a study by evolutionary psychologists at The University of Texas at Austin.
Jun 2, 2020
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