Tag: emotions

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 »

Study suggests focus on context diminishes memory of negative events

From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release: In a new study, researchers report they can manipulate how the brain encodes and retains emotional memories. The scientists found that… Read more »