A recent study found that masculine honor predicts justification of Mafia-aligned behaviors, strengthened by territorial identity and weakened by national identity.
Individuals with obesity face fewer social and health challenges in regions with high obesity prevalence, likely due to reduced weight bias, though economic disparities persist regardless of regional obesity rates.
Researchers found that individuals with higher levels of antisociality are quicker to expand their attentional focus, a sign of reduced control over attention. This sheds light on the cognitive mechanisms behind psychopathy’s behavioral patterns.
New research challenges long-standing assumptions about gender differences in predicting relationship breakups.
Lonely individuals show atypical neural and linguistic responses to celebrities, diverging from group norms. Their unique perceptions reflect a lack of shared reality, reinforcing feelings of isolation and highlighting deviations in social cognition linked to loneliness.
A new study examines how Italian families use face-to-face, phone, and digital contact after parental separation, uncovering a persistent gender gap. Mothers maintain much closer relationships with their children than fathers, particularly with daughters.
Sexual and gender minorities face significantly higher rates of social risk factors like isolation, stress, and economic hardship. These disparities highlight the need for policies addressing systemic inequities to improve health and socioeconomic well-being.
Recent research found that high-stress scenarios and biased lineup instructions reduced eyewitness accuracy, increasing false identifications and confidence in errors, highlighting the need for unbiased procedures to improve reliability in real-world investigations.
Non-Hispanic white Americans who endorse "replacement thinking" are significantly more likely to support political violence, according to new research.
A recent paper explores emophilia, the tendency to fall in love quickly and frequently, highlighting its distinct psychological traits, impacts on relationships, and risks like impulsivity and infidelity, while advocating for its recognition in mainstream relationship research.
A six-week mindful-gratitude practice via a mobile app reduced prejudice and weakened its link with collective narcissism.
Research published in Sociology of Religion sheds light on why some Americans embrace Christian Nationalism. The study reveals that supporters prioritize loyalty and sanctity, reflecting a deep concern for group cohesion and sacred traditions.
A recent study found that ghosting and stress are linked to maladaptive daydreaming and vulnerable narcissism, with mindfulness reducing, and rumination amplifying, these effects.
Researchers found that occupational roles explain a significant portion of variance in personality traits, revealing distinct personality profiles across 263 different occupations.
New research shows narcissistic admiration aligns with increased gift-giving, often reflecting self-promotion, while narcissistic rivalry is associated with reduced gifting, particularly in close relationships, potentially reflecting discomfort with social closeness.