Virality on social media intensifies moral panics, according to new study
New research in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology shows that social media's viral content amplifies moral panics, with...
Read moreNew research in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology shows that social media's viral content amplifies moral panics, with...
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Read moreA new paper explores the Madonna-Whore complex's roots, suggesting evolutionary pressures shaped men's perception of female sexuality. Researchers posit that...
Read moreA study reveals that women's tendency to gossip about attractive rivals is driven by romantic jealousy. Interestingly, while attractiveness triggers...
Read moreIn a recent paper published in the Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy, Guy Crian critiques the “trolley method” of...
Read moreA systematic review in BMC Psychiatry reveals that individuals with personality disorders often face higher loneliness and lower social support,...
Read moreResearch in Translational Psychiatry reveals exposure therapy not only reduces specific fears, like spiders, but also lessens related, untreated fears,...
Read moreA study published in npj Mental Health Research examined the usage and outcomes of Intelligent Social Agents (ISAs) by students,...
Read moreA study with 5,279 participants from 14 countries showed gender differences in task choice influenced by opposite-sex presence, suggesting career...
Read moreAt the heart of friendships lies a concoction of emotions, where the warmth of companionship might sometimes be chilled by...
Read moreNew research indicates crisis-related stimuli, like Hurricane Harvey and COVID-19, do not significantly disrupt cognitive attention in university students, unlike...
Read moreA new study published in Current Research in Behavioral Sciences looked at FoMO (“Fear of Missing Out”) from an evolutionary...
Read moreA new study published in Archives of Sexual Behavior explored the psychology of involuntarily celibate women, or “femcels”, revealing their...
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