Early life adversity impacts cognitive function in later adulthood
New findings suggest that allostatic load mediates the association between early life adversity and global cognition, as well as executive...
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Having a stronger national identity predicts greater public health support during the COVID-19 pandemic
A large-scale international project that included data from 67 countries and approximately 50,000 people found that individuals who identified with...
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People attribute prosocial behaviors to genetics more strongly than antisocial ones, study finds
A new study suggests that prosocial behaviors are attributed to genetics to a greater extent than antisocial ones. This association...
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Women more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors with more attractive partners
According to a recent study published in Evolutionary Psychological Science, women report a greater tendency to engage in risky sexual...
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Culture moderates beliefs that are inconsistent with established scientific evidence
A series of four studies published in Frontiers in Psychology looked at individual differences – such as analytical thinking –...
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Psychologists accounted for almost 5% of suicides among healthcare professionals in 2018
A study published in American Psychologist examined the suicide rates of psychologists between 2003 and 2018, identifying 159 cases of...
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A new psychology study reveals no sex differences in beauty investments
Are there differences between men and women in terms of beauty-enhancing behaviors? According to research published in Environmental Research and...
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Mental speed doesn’t begin to decline until as late as age 60, study indicates
According to new research published in Nature Human Behaviour, slowing in response time can begin as early as age 20....
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People who hate magic tend to be higher in socially aversive traits, according to new research
Who hates magic? According to a new study published in Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, people who hate...
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People higher in neuroticism perceive themselves as older
Feeling younger than one’s age is associated with numerous positive outcomes, including a lower risk of incident dementia and mortality....
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Expressions such as “all for one, one for all” are perceived as more accurate compared to paraphrases that break the A-B-B-A pattern
In a series of 4 studies published in the Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology, my colleagues and I examined a...
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The female orgasm may have evolved as a mate-selection tool, according to new research
The mate-choice hypothesis of the female orgasm posits that it “functions to select males.” The selection of good long-term mates...
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Conspiracy mentality associated with extreme left- and right-wing beliefs across 26 countries
A large-scale project involving over 100,000 people from 26 countries concluded that conspiracy mentality was associated with extreme left- and...
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Donald Trump’s presidency associated with significant changes in the topography of prejudice in the United States
A series of 13 studies with over 10,000 participants tested the change in Americans’ prejudice following the presidency of Donald...
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Men and women report more conflict with their mothers-in-law than mothers, study finds
A recent study published in the journal Evolutionary Psychological Science examined cooperative and conflictual aspects of affinal relationships (i.e., relationships...
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