Shyness linked to reduced behavioral mimicry during conversation via heightened self-focused attention
New research provides evidence that shyness is associated with reduced behavioral mimicry through increased self-focused attention during new social interactions....
Emotion dysregulation is associated with eating disorder behaviors in adolescents
New research provides evidence that emotion dysregulation plays an important role in eating disorder behaviors among adolescents. The study found...
Symptoms of depression decrease with improvements in sense of smell, particularly among patients with dysosmia
New research published in the journal Scientific Reports highlights the intricate relationship between depression and sense of smell. The study found...
New psychology research has found that celebrity worship predicts impulsive buying behavior
Can worshipping celebrities be a predictor of impulse shopping? A study published in Frontiers in Psychology suggests that it could...
Sexualized video games are not causing harm to male or female players, according to new research
Sexualization in video games does not appear to harm players, according to new research published in Computers in Human Behavior....
Study links self-harm to heightened levels of self-hatred and childhood emotional abuse
What factors contribute to someone committing self-harm? A study published in Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy attempts to answer this by...
Almost 90% of autistic women report experiencing sexual violence, according to a new study
As many as nine out of 10 autistic women in France report have suffered sexual violence, shows a new study...
Study suggests attraction to men is a risk factor for eating disorders
Can being attracted to men be hazardous for your health? An article published in the Journal of Eating Disorders suggests...
Popular TikTok videos portraying Tourette syndrome are poorly representative of the disorder, neurologists say
TikTok videos portraying symptoms of Tourette syndrome may be misleading to viewers, according to a study published in the journal Pediatric...
The use of maladaptive emotion regulation strategies is linked to worse coping during the first year of the pandemic
A Swiss study has shed light on how the use of specific emotion regulation strategies affected people’s coping during different...
Young women’s psychological distress increases when they change their identity away from the heterosexual norm
New research provides evidence that sexual identity changes tend to be associated with increased psychological distress among young women. But...
Psychosocial stress triggers an oxytocin response in women, study finds
Socially anxious women exhibit heightened oxytocin reactivity to psychosocial stress, according to new research published in Psychoneuroendocrinology. The study provides evidence...
Psychologists observe larger striatal volumes in psychopathic adults
A region of the forebrain known as the striatum tends to be larger in psychopathic individuals, according to new neuroimaging...
Bad dreams and nightmares could be an early warning sign of Parkinson’s disease, according to new research
Recent studies have shown that people with Parkinson’s disease have bad dreams and nightmares more often than people without the...
Therapists find it less appropriate to use cognitive change strategies when treating Black vs White patients
New research published in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy found that therapists find it less appropriate to use cognitive change therapeutic techniques...
