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Your suffering is not due to your ability or personalityEvery morning, your steps toward the workplace feel heavy. Just thinking of a certain person's face makes your stomach tighten and your heart ...
In many ways, comparison is simply part of how the human mind organizes social reality. It helps us understand where we stand, what we might strive for, and how we relate to others.
Try to argue backLet's list the times in your life so far that you have felt "suffocated." The report assignment at the end of the introduction begins this way. While teaching at a high school, I am ...
There is someone who can talk for an hour over coffee, ask questions, tell stories and make a conversation feel effortless. But put the same person in a room with six friends, at a family gathering or ...
Somewhere around the early 40s, many people notice their social lives have quietly rearranged themselves. The group chat is still there, but the dinners are rarer, and a few names have drifted out of ...
When we hear the word psychology, we tend to think of it as a field that studies human personality, emotions, and the mechanisms of thought. However, in reality, it is a very broad field of research, ...
Social anxiety and vulnerable narcissism share deep roots in feelings of inadequacy, yet they relate to different dimensions of human shame. A study of 400 adults revealed that social anxiety is ...
Psychology is not—and has never been—apolitical. Psychology is part of our everyday lives because all of us have a mind. Society influences how we think, and how we think shapes society. We see that ...
Students choosing psychology after Class 12 often have to decide between a BA and a BSc. The decision depends on course structure, eligibility, career goals and higher-study plans.
From scenes shared on social media platforms to incidents repeated in neighborhoods and residential areas, acts of violence against vulnerable creatures that cannot defend themselves emerge from time ...
Why do social connections matter so much? There are many ways to engage in building connection. How could you increase opportunities for interactions with others?
Happiness isn't enough. Psychology research shows meaning, and especially the sense that you matter, is what makes life feel truly fulfilling. Here's why.
Prof. Nyitor Shenge, a professor of industrial and organizational/consumer psychology-cum chattered psychologist, writes from Ibadan Impactful cheering news never dries up at the University of Ibadan, ...
The statistics on loneliness are staggering, leaving many of us wondering how to feel more connected. Research shows that "micro interactions" can improve our sense of belonging.
When Wendy Berry Mendes Ph.D. ’03 designs a study, she imagines Jim Blascovich asking whether participants will become fully ...
Your social battery may not be fixed. Here are five habits that raise how much company you can handle, and why the drain isn't really about the people.
Two habits often branded manipulative — letting others reach your idea and telling people what they want to hear — actually signal sharp social intelligence.
Previous research has shown that people in relationships tend to report higher life satisfaction than singles. The new study examined whether this relationship between romantic status and well-being ...
Belief in conspiracy theories is related to the believers’ extreme overconfidence. Social psychological processes, such as specific biases, also strengthen conspiracy theorists’ beliefs. The antidote ...
People who naturally lower their voice when someone nearby does the same may be responding to a combination of social cue detection, vocal accommodation, conversational entrainment and unconscious ...
Professor Stephen Brewster, also from the University of Glasgow’s School of Computing Science and a co-author of the paper, leads the ViAjeRo project, funded by the European Research Council, which ...
Children given more storybooks understand other minds sooner. Adults raised on novels end up with more nuanced views. Psychologists at York have gathered what the evidence keeps showing.
Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02555-9We developed a method that detects the genetic footprint of partner choice without requiring the input of partners’ genotypes…
Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02545-xSpeaking requires the brain to rapidly convert planned speech into precisely ordered vocal movements. Intracranial recordings reveal…
Psychology suggests adult loneliness is not simply about having fewer relationships. Even socially active people can feel lonely when their connections lack emotional closeness, trust or understanding ...
When we look at the people we love, how clearly do we really see them? This week, we talk with psychologist Edward LeMay about how our fears, desires, and insecurities can shape our perceptions of our partners…
Under the guiding principle of sustainable development, the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) promotes research on significant societal change processes (transformations), suc ...
What we expect from our own aging is not merely a notion. In two recent studies, an international research team led by psychologist Christina Ristl from the University of Vienna has shown that our ...
Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 17 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02537-xCourellis et al. examine how neurons in the human medial frontal cortex and hippocampus persistently represent context.
Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 17 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02541-1Mizrachi et al. show that directing attention to bodily sensations, rather than away, promotes more regulated acute inflammatory…
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