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Family conflict is a prevalent source of stress in childrenâs lives and has important implications for child mental health, particularly when conflict is severe and destructive. Prior research has documented…
Background: Problematic social media use, particularly TikTok, has raised growing concern due to its potential negative effects on young people’s mental health. Addressing this phenomenon requires valid and reliable…
Posted July 23, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley According to a study published last year (Santos-Pujol et al., 2025), the oldest living person in the world made it to 117 years, 168 days. That is a remarkably long…
Posted July 23, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley How do our sex lives change as we age? Several studies have explored this question, but most have addressed it through a fairly narrow lens, focusing largely on how…
Simple behaviours you barely notice could play a bigger role in mood than expected.
Last night, I suddenly got an idea. I opened up Claude, the overly-friendly neighborhood AI bot, and asked it: “Hey buddy ...
Brian F Nattrass went to a festival to celebrate his 80th birthday, started dancing and suddenly felt ageless. Plus a letter from John ParryThanks for an inspiring and timely article (The rave secret: why middle-aged…
Psychology says people who inflict pain on themselves in anger aren't always trying to gain attention. Psychology explains that this behavior can be linked to emotional distress, difficulty managing ...
Depression is often linked to hidden anger, guilt, and sensitivity to rejection. Understanding these patterns can help break the cycle of depression.
Psychology explains why the first person you text after receiving good news may reveal your strongest emotional bond and closest relationship.
Psychology says people who swear frequently may be using strong language to express their emotions, manage stress, fit into their social environment, or communicate in a way that feels natural and ...
While playful teasing among trusted friends can build closeness, repeated ridicule often reflects unhealthy communication patterns and can negatively affect the person being targeted.
Psychology suggests people who constantly crack jokes may be easing emotional tension, coping with stress or hiding discomfort while helping others feel more at ease.
Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a highly heterogeneous disorder. Childhood trauma (CT) is a well‑established risk factor, although the contribution of specific CT dimensions remains incompletely understood. This study…
While AI usage is increasingly embedded in employees’ core work tasks, its implications for task performance remain inconsistent in the literature. Drawing on self-determination theory and regulatory focus theory, this…
To examine the direct and indirect pathways among work–family conflict, marital quality, generalized anxiety disorder, and fertility intention among employed Iranian women with one child, using structural equation…
Physical inactivity remains a pressing public health challenge among college students. Tai Chi is an accessible low-intensity exercise for campus settings, but research on its motivational drivers remains limited. Most…
Hot-iron disbudding, a routine procedure that prevents horn bud growth through cauterization, is painful for calves. The resulting burns remain sensitive to touch for weeks, but it is unclear whether calves experience…
Boredom is an aversive human experience, driving individuals to change their current action in order to acquire new information from their environment and engage in meaningful activity. While boredom under healthy…
Mental health problems (MHP) are common in adolescents. Help-seeking behavior (HSB) in this age group is low. An online intervention promoting HSB in adolescents with MHP (ProHEAD-Online) was evaluated in a randomized…
Emergency department nurses play a critical role in providing quality care to patients, and gauging the degree of their burnout and its root causes holds significant importance. This study investigated the demographics…
Generative AI (GenAI) mental health chatbots offer scalable, on-demand support with the potential to address persistent gaps in mental healthcare access. Yet evidence on how these interventions are designed and how users…
Social media are frequently blamed for exacerbating ideological divides. We evaluate whether it is possible to design a social media platform that instead promotes productive, open-minded dialogue among users. We…
Emotions during language learning fluctuate rapidly, but intervention studies often miss when change occurs. In a two-arm randomized ecological momentary trial, 84 university foreign-language learners completed a 20-day…
Behavioral adaptation to noise helps mammals maintain perceptual acuity in challenging acoustic environments by dynamically adjusting to background sound, thereby enhancing speech recognition. Many older adults report…
Curiosity is linked to uncertainty and is a powerful driver of human functioning, yet little is known about how it manifests collectively in naturalistic social settings across multiple timescales. To address this gap…
The existing literature indicates an increasing interest in the emotions of teachers within the context of second language (L2) acquisition. However, it is important to note that there remains a considerable gap…
Mental health problems among medical students represent a major global concern. This study examined the statistical mediating associations of anxiety, emotional reactivity, social camouflaging, and burnout in the…
Psychology suggests minor flaws make capable individuals more relatable and likable. Small imperfections can increase approachability and make people seem more authentic. Distinctive features help ...
The way we respond to others’ emotions can influence how we are perceived physically.
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