Paranormal beliefs are associated with worse sleep, study finds
Does belief in aliens, ghosts, demons – and other paranormal experiences – influence sleep? A new study published in the...
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Is sexual loneliness a public health problem?
A recent study found that between the years 2000-2002 and 2016-2018, the proportion of men between ages 18-24 who reported...
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The fascinating neuroscience behind dreaming
Sleep is essential to our physiological and psychological well-being, as it allows us to recharge overnight in order to face...
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Cognitive control serves to override the moral default in both honesty and dishonesty
Does cognitive control enable honest or dishonest acts? A recent paper published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences argues that honesty...
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Large-scale cross-cultural study provides insights into mating performance and singlehood
A study of over 7000 people from 14 countries has revealed that poor mating performance is a common phenomenon, with...
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New psychology research uncovers some disturbing facts about rape proclivity
Male psychology is sensitive to cues associated with the ease of sexually exploiting women. A series of three studies provide...
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New study examines the psychological mechanisms underlying Solomon’s paradox
A study published in Frontiers in Psychology suggests Solomon’s Paradox can be explained by the difference between positive affect and...
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Nudges proved ineffective in a Rhode Island vaccination randomized controlled trial
Nudging is a means of indirectly influencing human behaviour by changing the choice architecture made available to the decision maker....
Read moreDetailsLongitudinal study examines the effects of adversity on wise reasoning
Can life adversity enhance one’s wisdom over time? A recent paper published in the European Journal of Personality addressed this...
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Incels exhibit reduced psychological well-being and a greater tendency for interpersonal victimhood, study finds
To date, little research has studied incels – involuntary celibates – which describes men who identify around their inability to...
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People mistakenly use karmic belief as a cue to predict others’ trustworthiness
According to a new study published in the journal of Judgment and Decision Making, American Christians expect more trustworthiness from...
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Boys and men experience more social isolation than girls and women, study finds
A study published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior has found that boys and men experience more social...
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New longitudinal study links low religiosity to increased risk of Parkinson’s disease
According to a study published in the Journal of Religion and Health, low religiosity in adulthood is associated with an...
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New study sheds light on socioeconomic and environmental predictors of metal music production
A series of two studies published in Evolutionary Psychological Science suggest that people from harsher environments – encompassing poor health,...
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Approximately 3% of the population lacks navigational skills despite healthy cognitive function
A recent study published in PLOS One reports that approximately 3% of individuals are affected by Developmental Topographical Disorientation, with...
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