progscrape: psychology

Reducing social media use for just one week improved mental health

19 days ago jamanetwork.com media psychology

Learning with AI falls short compared to old-fashioned web search

14 days ago theconversation.com ai psychology web

Misconceptions about the effects of mRNA vaccination has led to a study on how to combat unfounded mRNA vaccine fears

18 days ago annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org mrna psychology vaccine

Personalized algorithms lead to a distorted view of reality when learning new information, a new study finds

19 days ago news.osu.edu algorithm psychology

When Prophecy Fails, the case study that helped launch cognitive dissonance theory, was misrepresented

32 days ago onlinelibrary.wiley.com psychology

A single 30-minute session of physical activity can produce immediate antidepressant effects in both humans and mice, involving a hormone released by fat cells that alters brain plasticity to improve mood

20 days ago psypost.org brain psychology release

Women can read age, adiposity (body fat) and testosterone level from a man’s face

36 days ago psypost.org psychology

'Super recognisers' - people with extraordinary face recognition abilities - do not see more detail in faces, instead, they naturally look at the parts of a face that carry the best information for identifying faces

39 days ago unsw.edu.au psychology

A woman’s choice of words for her genitals is tied to her sexual well-being, study finds

41 days ago psypost.org psychology

Men and women looking for long-term relationships are attracted to prestige (which can signal intelligence and competence) but find dominance (which signals strength and competence) unattractive, while men and women looking for shorter-term relationships are attracted to both prestige and dominance.

30 days ago psypost.org psychology signal

Individuals with high-trait social anxiety were significantly worse at recognizing happy facial expressions than controls

37 days ago journals.plos.org psychology

Tying climate action to the protection of people’s way of life can boost motivation, a global study finds

39 days ago nature.com psychology

Adults aged 55 and older are significantly more likely to share political misinformation than younger social media users

37 days ago colorado.edu media psychology

Some holiday gifts can backfire – well-intended presents like weight-loss teas or gym memberships can unintentionally send the wrong message

22 days ago news.fiu.edu psychology

Teens who start using cannabis before 15 are 4× more likely to use it regularly by 17 and face higher risks of depression, anxiety, and physical health issues in young adulthood compared to peers who never used cannabis during adolescence.

42 days ago jamanetwork.com cannabis psychology

Self-hypnosis cuts menopausal hot flashes by half

30 days ago eurekalert.org psychology

Social media use is not uniformly harmful; its psychological impact depends on how, why, and by whom it is used

42 days ago pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov media psychology

VR Positive Psychology and Meditation with Cool Hand Written Shaders!

19 days ago meta.com

Men suffering from delayed ejaculation tended to have more severe depressive and anxiety symptoms, and lower sexual desire than men suffering from premature ejaculation

48 days ago psypost.org psychology

Heterosexual men are more distressed by sexual betrayal and women by emotional betrayal

49 days ago psypost.org psychology

For young Republicans and men, fear of mass shootings fuels opposition to gun control

46 days ago onlinelibrary.wiley.com psychology

Being present and non-judgmental during sex is associated with greater sexual well-being, not only for oneself but for one’s partner as well

50 days ago psypost.org psychology

Some people get bad ‘hangxiety’ after a night of drinking and others don’t

51 days ago theconversation.com psychology

Brainwave study sheds light on cause of 'hearing voices'

54 days ago unsw.edu.au psychology

Procrastination can decrease after a 1-minute reflection

57 days ago doi.org psychology

New psychology study suggests chimpanzees might be rational thinkers

44 days ago ls.berkeley.edu psychology

Psychology study finds spill-over effects of nature visits on daily happiness

2 months ago psypost.org psychology

Married couples from lower socioeconomic backgrounds more likely to show synchronized heart rates than from higher socioeconomic backgrounds