From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Data from a longitudinal study of over 500,000 people in the United Kingdom indicate that having higher levels of the personality trait neuroticism may reduce the risk of…
From the Michigan State University press release: Service workers who face verbal abuse from customers during the workday are more likely to go on unnecessary shopping sprees in the evening, indicates new research co-authored by a…
From the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) press release: It’s no secret that the risk of depression increases for women when their hormones are fluctuating. Especially vulnerable times include the menopause transition and onset of postmenopause.…
From the Asociación RUVID press release: The Joint Unit of Functional Neuroanatomy of the universities of Valencia and Jaume I de Castelló has described for the first time the complete map of the neural connections of…
From the Wiley press release: A new study found that participation in arts-based groups — such as those that involve choir singing and creative writing — benefits the emotions of both healthy adults and those…
From the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne press release: Psychologists speak of anxiety in two forms: “state” anxiety, which refers to anxiety arising from a particular situation; and “trait” anxiety, which refers to anxiety as part…
From the University of California – San Diego press release: University of California San Diego scientists have linked specific wiring in the brain to distinct behavioral symptoms of depression. In a study published in the journal…
From the RTI International press release: If emotional intelligence is a key — and possibly the most important — component to student success, how do we ensure schools foster it? Recent research shows emotional skills like…
From the Penn State press release: Women who experience a false-positive mammogram result are more likely to begin medication for anxiety or depression than women who received an immediate negative result, according to a study…
From the Helmholtz Zentrum München – German Research Center for Environmental Health press release: “Aging itself is not inevitably associated with a decline in mood and quality of life,” says Prof. Karl-Heinz Ladwig, summarizing the results.…