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A recent study from Beijing Normal University suggests that boosting self-compassion can curb impulse buying by mitigating materialistic views and fortifying self-control. The research found a sequential relationship: increased self-compassion diminishes materialistic tendencies, fostering enhanced self-control, leading to reduced impulse...

A recent scientific study has uncovered an intriguing connection between the use of psilocybin, the psychoactive compound found in certain "magic" mushrooms, and reduced overtime work among full-time employees. While the study's findings aren't conclusive proof of causation, they shed...

A study published in Scientific Reports has found that individuals with authoritarian bosses are more likely to agree with fake news, suggesting that leadership styles can influence perceptions of misinformation. Despite variations in demographics and political ideology, the study, which...

MIT Media Lab researchers found that removing 'vegan' and 'vegetarian' labels from menu items could potentially foster more environmentally sustainable food choices among U.S. consumers, with unlabeled meat-free options garnering more preference in controlled studies. Researcher Alex Berke believes this...

The theory of "bullshit jobs" was substantiated by a recent study where 19% of employees felt their jobs were socially useless. The findings, published in the journal Work, Employment and Society, suggest that a significant portion of the U.S. workforce...

A recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology explores the potential positive impact of mindfulness meditation and psychedelic use on leadership development among business managers. The research highlights how both practices contribute to enhanced well-being, awareness, creativity, and interpersonal attitudes.

A news study has found that when leaders have heightened levels of the psychopathic trait known as dispositional meanness and are in positions that give them lots of power, their teams tend to perform worse. Teams under dispositionally mean leaders...

Conservative consumers are more likely than their liberal counterparts to complain across various service contexts, according to new research published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology. The findings provide evidence for the role of entitlement in explaining ideological differences in...

A study published in Personality and Individual Differences found that subordinates tend to be most satisfied with leaders who display a moderate level of narcissism, suggesting an inverted U-shaped relationship between leader grandiose narcissism and follower satisfaction. While a small...

A series of four studies published in Psychology & Marketing revealed that feminists have a greater preference for premium beauty products compared to nonfeminists, which is associated with feelings of self-determination. Contrary to the belief that beauty work is oppressive,...

Recent research indicates that men are more likely to overestimate their abilities compared to women, leading to a higher representation of men in top jobs. Overconfidence was found to explain a significant portion of the gender gap in these positions,...

Entrepreneurship flourishes when individuals in society possess higher levels of well-being, adaptability, self-control and sociability. These are characteristics of societal emotional intelligence — a measure of the collective emotional intelligence of a particular society. Emotional intelligence refers to the ability...

A new psychology study provides evidence that anxious nonverbal behavior negatively affects interview performance ratings. The findings also suggest that competence plays a role in mediating the relationship between interview anxiety and performance ratings. The findings have been published in...

Conscientiousness appears to play a crucial role in money management and wealth accumulation, according to new psychology research published in Financial Planning Review. The findings provide evidence that individuals who are more diligent, organized, and hardworking tend to have higher...