A study discovered that incarcerated women with pronounced psychopathic traits tend to hold their heads more rigidly during interviews, suggesting a specific nonverbal behavior pattern associated with these traits, as identified through automated head position analysis.
New research has found that stable personality traits not only predict important life outcomes like health, happiness, and career success, but that even small changes in our personality over time can shape our future in meaningful ways.
New research demonstrates that feeling understood in close relationships significantly boosts how central these relationships are to an individual's self-identity, enhancing both the meaning and value of personal interactions.
A study offering free local newspaper subscriptions to thousands of Pennsylvanians found a grim reality: only 44 out of over 2,000 participants subscribed, highlighting deep-seated disinterest and the formidable influence of partisanship on local news consumption.
A new study sheds light on the relationship between anxiety and support for right-wing populist parties. The findings highlight that anxiety plays a significant role in shaping contradictory attitudes, driving both authoritarian submission and anti-elitism in different contexts.
A four-week intervention with over 500 college students reduced social media addiction by encouraging reflection, goal-setting, and personalized strategies.
In a curious twist to the traditional narrative surrounding gratitude, recent research published in the Journal of Personality & Social Psychology proposes that expressing thanks might not always be beneficial.
Comedians tend to exhibit some dysfunctional traits and mental health issues. However, these traits might be influenced more by living in New York City than by their profession, challenging the "troubled comedian" stereotype.
A study in Nature reveals that online conversations become more toxic over time across all social media platforms, regardless of the topic or platform specifics. Surprisingly, this toxicity does not deter user engagement but rather seems to sustain it.
A new study has found that women who view themselves as objects are more likely to respond negatively to other women's selfies, particularly when they believe those selfies are posted for attention.
Youth with pronounced callous-unemotional traits exhibit increased gray matter volume in the brain's anterior cingulate cortex, according to new research.
A study across China and the UK shows higher economic inequality leads to a decreased preference for competent political leaders, as it fosters perceptions of leaders as indifferent and power-abusive, regardless of voters' social status.
A study in Hong Kong found that specific psychopathic traits, particularly antisociality and callousness, significantly predict engagement in risky sexual behaviors among young adults, with higher levels of sexual desire also playing a crucial role.
Researchers analyzed over 105,000 Upworthy headlines, finding that negative words increased click-through, while positive words reduced them. The large-scale study confirms the impact of emotional language on online news engagement, highlighting a clear negativity bias.
During the 2022 midterm elections, Donald Trump’s use of Truth Social garnered more media attention than his Twitter activity during the 2016 primaries, driven significantly by partisan media, reflecting shifts in journalistic practices and the evolving role of social media...