Narcissistic tendencies moderate the association between testosterone levels and generosity in men
New research provides evidence that narcissism moderates the relationship between testosterone and generosity in men. The study, published in Hormones...
Social frailty is a predictor of future adverse events in heart failure patients
Social frailty, which includes the loss of social roles, social networks, and social activities, is widely identified as a risk...
Mentally healthy adolescents tend to also be physically stronger, study finds
A study in China found that mental disorder symptoms were less frequent among physically strong adolescents, those with high muscular...
Sleep treatments may help to ameliorate depressive symptoms in autistic adults
Could sleep treatment be the key to addressing depression symptomology in autistic individuals? A study published in Autism Research suggests...
Social anxiety modulates memory processing of social threat words, study finds
An experimental study in China used electroencephalographic imaging and brain activity patterns (known as event-related potentials) to compare the memory...
At-home musical training improves older adults’ short-term memory for faces, controlled study finds
Findings from a controlled experiment suggest that musical training can lead to cognitive benefits that extend to nonmusical tasks. After...
New research suggests that low sexual or relationship satisfaction can lead to a “vicious cycle”
Does good sex lead to a good relationship or does a good relationship cause good sex? To many people, this...
Gender gap in subjective well-being might be larger in more gender equal countries
A new analysis of Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) data from 2015 and 2018 collected in 78 countries found...
Anti-social personality traits are stronger predictors of QAnon conspiracy beliefs than left-right orientations
When it comes to predicting conspiracy beliefs, much of the literature focuses on political partisanship. But new research published in American...
Psychology researchers find that a simple “talking to strangers” intervention is surprisingly effective
Human beings are social creatures, but many people fear social interactions with strangers due to worries about rejection. A study...