From the University of California – Berkeley press release: The “Star-Spangled Banner” stirs pride. Ed Sheeran’s “The Shape of You” sparks joy. And “ooh là là!” best sums up the seductive power of George Michael’s…
From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill press release: Scientists found that emotions have different meanings across 2,474 spoken languages, but that there are universal sources of structure. The Somali word for fear…
From the University of Arizona press release: The adage “Fake it until you make it” – the idea that someone can fake a positive attitude to elicit real-life benefits – often backfires when used with…
From the American Psychological Association press release: Students who are better able to understand and manage their emotions effectively, a skill known as emotional intelligence, do better at school than their less skilled peers, as…
From the National Research University Higher School of Economics press release: Psychology researchers from HSE University have trialed the reliability of a student engagement scale on 537 Russian primary school students. The findings indicated that…
From the Yale University press release: For as many as one in three people, life events or situations that pose no real danger can spark a disabling fear, a hallmark of anxiety and stress-related disorders.…
From the University of California – Berkeley press release: When it comes to managing anxiety disorders, William Shakespeare’s Macbeth had it right when he referred to sleep as the “balm of hurt minds.” While a…
From the Université de Genève press release: Do bad dreams serve a real purpose? To answer this question, researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG), Switzerland, — working in…
From the Carnegie Mellon University press release: Trash talking has a long and colorful history of flustering game opponents, and now researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have demonstrated that discouraging words can be perturbing even…
From the Washington State University press release: “I’m so bored!” It’s a typical complaint by teens in every era, but one that’s growing more common for U.S. adolescents, especially girls. New research at Washington State…