More women than men feel uncomfortably cold at the office, and it’s impacting their work performance
According to a large office survey and an analysis of Twitter data, women are more likely to feel too cold...
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Eye-tracking study suggests that people with social anxiety not only avoid looking at strangers but also their surroundings
A new study published in the journal PLOS One suggests that social anxiety is characterized by increased avoidance, rather than hypervigilance, during...
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Longitudinal study suggests Disney princess culture has a positive impact on young children’s gender development
Children who engage the most with princess culture report more egalitarian attitudes about gender roles, lower adherence to hyper-masculine norms,...
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Study raises ethical concerns over misleading website claims from neurofeedback providers in the United States
A new study published in the Journal of Cognitive Enhancement investigated the websites of 371 neurofeedback providers in the United States. The...
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Women who feel worse about their looks tend to think their partners are less attracted to them, and in turn, have less satisfying relationships
A study published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin found evidence that people with low body image have less satisfying...
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Narcissism and sexual compulsivity are tied to sexual deception, according to new research
While men and women are equally likely to mislead a sexual partner, the things they lie about differ, according to...
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Chaotic households undermine children’s development of executive functioning through less responsive parenting
Children living in chaotic households demonstrate worse executive functioning, according to a study published in BMC Psychology. The findings revealed that...
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Survey across five world regions suggests that collectivistic societies are more narcissistic than individualistic societies
People living in collectivistic cultures (Asia and Africa) report higher levels of the narcissism facets of leadership/authority and grandiose exhibitionism...
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Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy reduces loss of meaning and suicidal ideation among cancer patients
Recent findings published in the journal ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science suggest that psilocybin, in conjunction with psychotherapy, reduces suicidal ideation and...
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Large study reveals that people who are unemployed have a greater tendency to oversleep or undersleep
People who are out of work are more likely to experience too much sleep, too little sleep, and disturbed sleep,...
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Being coupled with a man with psychopathic traits negatively impacts a woman’s relationship and sexual satisfaction
According to findings published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, men with greater disinhibition and meanness — two maladaptive psychopathic...
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An associative learning experiment has shed new light on the psychological mechanisms underlying social anxiety
A study published in the journal Cognition and Emotion suggests that people can grow anxious toward self-attributes (e.g., being unintelligent, appearing nervous)...
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Clinginess, long working hours, and a lack of personal space are three of the most common relationship issues, according to study
The study, conducted among men and women from Greece and China, also revealed that while men were more likely to...
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Women who think their parents will invest more money in their future children are more likely to prefer men with masculine faces
A woman’s preference for facial masculinity in a man is influenced by the degree of investment she expects from her...
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Study suggests the reciprocal relationship between depression and loneliness decays within six years
According to findings published in the journal Aging & Mental Health, depression and loneliness mutually influence each other in the...
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