Category: Emotions

Study suggests therapy dogs may help lower emergency clinicians’ stress

From the Wiley press release: New research published in Academic Emergency Medicine indicates that for physicians and nurses working evening shifts in the emergency department, interacting with a therapy dog for several… Read more »

Study suggests keeping positive by living in the moment and planning for the future

From the North Carolina State University press release: A recent study from North Carolina State University finds that people who manage to balance living in the moment with planning for… Read more »

Study suggests validation may be best way to support stressed out friends and family

From the Penn State press release: In uncertain times, supporting your friends and family can help them make it through. But your comforting words can have different effects based on… Read more »

Study suggests older people generally more emotionally healthy, better able to resist daily temptations

From the Duke University press release: The stereotype of grumpy old people apparently doesn’t hold up under closer inspection. A new study from Duke and Vanderbilt University psychologists finds that… Read more »

Study suggests where you live may influence your baby’s behaviour

From the Washington State University press release: Infants from rural families tend to display negative emotions such as anger and frustration more frequently than their urban counterparts, according to a… Read more »

Study looks at how associative fear memory is formed in the brain

From the University of California – Riverside press release: How does the brain form “fear memory” that links a traumatic event to a particular situation? A pair of researchers at… Read more »

Study suggests stress may drive people to give as well as receive emotional support

From the Penn State press release: Stress has a justifiably bad reputation for making people feel crummy. But new research suggests that despite its negative side effects, it may also… Read more »

Study suggests mindfulness can help in dealing with pain and negative emotions

From the Yale University press release: Merely a brief introduction to mindfulness helps people deal with physical pain and negative emotions, a new study by researchers at Yale, Columbia, and… Read more »

Study suggests certain meditation strategies may help perfectionists

From the Wiley press release: Mindfulness meditation with a focus on nonjudgment of emotions may help perfectionists recover from stress, according to a study published in Psychophysiology. The study used high… Read more »