Openness and agreeableness are related to more favorable perceptions of masks
New research sheds light on the role of personality traits in reducing the spread of COVID-19. The findings, published in...
A lack of problem-solving skills and rigid thinking linked to vaccine refusal, study finds
A new study published in Environmental Research and Public Health suggests that individuals who struggle with problem-solving and demonstrate absolutist...
Study sheds light on the mechanisms linking vulnerable dark traits with COVID-19 prevention behavior
Psychologists have found that the "Dark Triad" of personality -- psychopathy, Machiavellianism and narcissism -- is associated with reduced engagement...
Vaccine hesitancy is associated with interacting with low-quality information online, study finds
People who frequently interact with low-quality news websites tend to express more reservations about COVID-19 vaccines, according to new research...
Massive study sheds light on the psychological consequences of COVID-19 distress among workers
New research indicates that the stress and anxiety caused by COVID-19 is affecting the mental health of employees in a...
People are more inclined to get COVID-19 booster after reading tweets that target regret, study finds
The desire to avoid regret may be powerful enough to sway people to change their health behaviors, according to recent...
Lower social cohesion linked to a poorer antibody response to COVID-19 vaccination
The COVID-19 pandemic has been widely divisive -- but could that divisiveness reduce the effectiveness of the vaccine? A study...
Owning a pet may have helped people with low resilience cope during the pandemic
A study published in the journal Anthrozoös suggests that pet ownership is tied to improved well-being during the pandemic, but only...
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....
Democrats stigmatize people with COVID-19 more than Republicans, study finds
New research conducted at Kent State University investigated the role political affiliation may play in stigmatizing those with COVID-19. The...
Religion did not protect against racism’s harmful psychological impact on Asian Americans amid the COVID-19 pandemic
New psychology research indicates that religion provided little protection against racism-induced mental health issues among Asian Americans during the COVID-19...
People implicitly associate masked faces with psychological distance, study finds
Published in Social Psychological and Personality Science, researchers found that people who wear masks tend to be viewed as more...
Overconfidence in one’s reasoning abilities and distrust of science are linked to COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs
The fact that many people hold conspiracy theory beliefs was brought into the spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic, which raises...
Long COVID study suggests lost connections between neurons may explain cognitive symptoms
Scientists are working to understand how exactly a COVID infection affects the human brain. But this is difficult to study,...
Neuroimaging study finds wearing a COVID mask does not affect brain activity during cognitive tasks
A study compared magnetic resonance images of brains of 35 undergraduate students and found that imaging results were the same...
