Some people are willing to pay money to avoid receiving prayers in the wake of a hardship
Atheists and agnostics are willing to pay real money to avoid “thoughts and prayers” from their Christian counterparts, according to…
Author Eric W. Dolan
Eric W. Dolan
Eric is the founder, publisher, and editor of PsyPost.
Study finds using a fidget spinner can impair memory and attention
New research indicates that fidget spinners can be harmful to learning in classroom settings. The study was recently published in…
Meta-analysis of 83 studies produces ‘very strong’ evidence for a negative relationship between intelligence and religiosity
New research confirms that there is a negative relationship between religiosity and intelligence. The findings have been published in the…
Moderate physical activity linked to lower depression in depressed adult outpatients
New research that objectively monitored the movement of depressed patients provides evidence that moderate — but not light — intensity…
Feedback plays an important role in the link between dating app use and intentions to cheat
New research suggests dating apps like Tinder can make people feel more romantically desirable, and subsequently more likely to pursue…
Typos in your online dating profile can make you seem less attractive, study finds
Having language errors in your online dating profiles can make you appear less attractive as a romantic partner, according to…
New study provides insight into the sexual dysfunctions experienced by transgender individuals
Transgender individuals tend to report experiencing more sexual problems than the general population, according to new research published in The…
Meta-analysis of 28 studies finds men’s written humor output tends to be funnier than women’s
A new study in the Journal of Research in Personality provides evidence that men’s written humor tends to be rated…
Rocket attacks have a surprising effect on the relationship between self-criticism and depression in Israeli teens
New research indicates that exposure to rocket attacks launched from the Gaza Strip into Israel disrupts the normal cycle of…
New psychology research uncovers power-related motives behind men’s objectification of women
Men who endorse social hierarchies are more likely to objectify women when their own power is threatened, according to new…
Being physically active might be associated with a greater ability to control negative emotions, study finds
New research provides some preliminary neurophysiological evidence that women who are physically active tend to be better at decreasing the…
Women tend to have better sexual outcomes in committed relationships — but there’s an important caveat
Women experience greater sexual outcomes in committed relationships compared to hookups, according to new research published in The Journal of…
Largest meta-analysis to date suggests the effects of stereotype threat ‘range from negligible to small’
New research published in the Journal of Applied Psychology casts doubt on the idea that awareness of negative stereotypes substantially…
Hypnotic suggestions can help induce changes in hard-to-update implicit attitudes, study finds
It is typically hard to change implicit attitudes, which happened automatically with little conscious thought. But new research provides evidence…
New psychology research indicates your sociosexual orientation could make your marriage more difficult
An individual’s behaviors and attitudes about uncommitted sexual relationships predicts marital dissolution, according to new research published in Psychological Science.…