From the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville press release: Competition for non-monetary awards can have adverse effects on performance and may cause employees to “choke” under pressure, according to a new study by a University of Arkansas…
From the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences press release: Presumably, in industrialized countries, especially in middle Europe, most people have never come across a poisonous spider or snake in the wild. In…
From the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft press release: A study conducted at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development has investigated the relationship between the availability of nature near city dwellers’ homes and their brain health. Its findings are…
From the BioMed Central press release: A set of validated, self-reported questions administered early in a soldier’s career could predict mental health problems such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after return from deployment, according…
From the McMaster University press release: Decreased exposure to bullying and family problems during childhood and adolescence could help reduce adult mental illness in extremely low birth weight preemies, according to a new study from McMaster…
From the New York University press release: Being under stress diminishes our abilities to predict new dangers that we face, a team of psychology researchers finds. Its work runs counter to the conventional view that stress…
From the Penn State press release: A Penn State researcher and her collaborator found that physical abuse was associated with decreases in children’s cognitive performance, while non-abusive forms of physical punishment were independently associated with…
From the Inderscience press release: Stress is not a recent phenomenon, but the modern work environment seems to highlight its detrimental effects on employees. This is no more obvious than during times of organisational change.…
From the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona press release: People who have suffered from traffic accidents, war combat, terrorist attacks and exposure to other traumatic events have an increased likelihood of developing diseases. These diseases can be…
From the University of Portsmouth press release: Scratching is more than an itch — when it is sparked by stress, it appears to reduce aggression from others and lessen the chance of conflict. Scratching can be…