Attachment Orientation Effects Free Memory Recall
According to research published in Psychoanalytic Psychology in 2010, attachment avoidance and attachment anxiety are associated with differences in how past information is recalled.
Boob man or butt man? Men’s personality and preferences in female body shape
Can you infer a man’s personality based on whether he prefers certain parts of a…
Self-Esteem Effects Psychological and Hormonal Response to Rejection
According to research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, self-esteem moderates the psychological and hormonal response to interpersonal rejection.
Common Mechanisms of Drug Abuse and Obesity
Some of the same brain mechanisms that fuel drug addiction in humans accompany the emergence of compulsive eating behaviors and the development of obesity in animals, according to research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health.
Commitment to a Romantic Relationship Lowers Testosterone in Men
According to research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, being involved in a romantic relationship reduces levels of testosterone in men, but only if they are committed to monogamy in that relationship.
Relationship Quality and Anxiety Disorders
In 2010, the Journal of Abnormal Psychology published a study that investigated the association between relationship quality and anxiety disorders.
Women Less Likely to Report “Love at First Sight” Than Men
Women are less likely than men to report having experienced love at first sight, although they tend to report having the same number of loves.
Problematic Cell Phone Use Associated With Addictive Personality Traits
The problematic use of mobile phones is associated with addictive personality traits, according to a study published in CyberPsychology & Behavior.
Diffusion Tensor Imaging May Improve Diagnosis and Tracking of Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries
Investigators have found that a state-of-the-art brain imaging method may be useful for detecting and monitoring mild traumatic brain injury, a controversial diagnosis that is based largely on a patient’s subjective experience.
Study Suggests Preferences in Romantic Partners Change Little During College Years
According to research published in Evolutionary Psychology, although students believe that what they desire in a relationship changes as they mature, their actual preference in romantic and sexual partners varies little with age.
Men’s Oversensitivity to Perceptions of Infidelity May Be an Evolutionary Mechanism
In romantic relationships, men are much more likely than women to overestimate the likelihood of their partner’s infidelity. According to an article published in the journal Evolutionary Psychology, this overestimation may be a cognitive bias with an important evolutionary function.
Study Finds Link Between Estradiol and Depression, Anxiety
A study from the University of Albany found that the administration of the hormone estradiol to aged female mice decreased anxiety-like and depression-like behaviors. This finding may help explain the onset of depression during and after menopause.