A new study in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology reveals that jokes, memes, and punchlines are significantly funnier when...

"Single positivity" encourages young women to embrace independence, but this cultural approval comes with an expiration date. A new study...

People who believe more strongly in free will tend to feel better in their everyday lives, and experimentally encouraging these...

People may be more willing to help strangers who seem agreeable and conscientious, partly because these traits make the person...

Does making a behavior illegal actually make it immoral? According to new research, yes. Simply labeling an action as illegal...

People who remembered their childhoods as unstable and unpredictable reported more emotional, interpersonal, impulsive, and dissociative borderline traits in adulthood,...

When someone is rude, how we judge them depends heavily on who started it. A new study finds that people...

A new study explores the psychology behind our desire to pair up. Researchers found that people seek out lasting romantic...

As countries become wealthier, the gender gap in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) graduation tends to grow larger. This...

A new study explores the evolutionary roots of friendship, suggesting we choose same-sex friends based on traits that would have...

Instagram posts tagged with #SexPositivity often promote objectification, narrow beauty standards, and commercial branding more than sexual empowerment, according to...

A new study reveals that the "K-factor"—a measure of future-oriented and long-term life strategies—predicts university GPAs. This metric forecasts academic...

Same-sex attraction in Iran appears to cluster within families and is linked to lower numbers of biological children in some...

A new study shows that while friends are our go-to for everyday chores, we rely on siblings for demanding tasks...