From the Harvard School of Public Health press release: Over the last few decades numerous studies have shown negative states, such as depression, anger, anxiety, and hostility, to be detrimental to cardiovascular health. Less is…
From the British Psychological Society (BPS) press release via AlphaGalileo: Whether you like classical, death metal or skiffle, listening to your own choice of music could improve your enjoyment of taking part in competitive sports…
From the Vanderbilt University press release: The willingness of people to punish others who lie, cheat, steal or violate other social norms even when they weren’t harmed and don’t stand to benefit personally, is a…
From the Flinders University press release via MedicalXPress: Flinders University psychologist Professor Neil Brewer is proposing a radical alternative to the traditional police line-up, arguing current eyewitness identification tests often fail to pick the culprit,…
From the University of Missouri press release: Tipping back one too many cocktails during an individual’s early 20s doesn’t correlate to a personal sense of immaturity; however if this habit doesn’t stop as they reach…
From the Journal of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics press release via AlphaGalileo: An investigation published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics addresses the role of self-esteem in posttraumatic stress disorder. Trauma may lower self-esteem,…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumers have an easier time starting toward a goal than finishing it, but according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research,…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Is John Lennon’s line “imagine no possessions” not as idealistic as it once seemed? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: People who feel ignored tend to engage in conspicuous consumption, whereas consumers who are rejected are more likely to volunteer or donate to a…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: People who believe the world is a just place trust salespeople more than consumers who don’t—but only after they’ve made a purchase, according to…