From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release via EurekAlert!: A father’s love contributes as much — and sometimes more — to a child’s development as does a mother’s love. That is one…
From the University of Warwick press release via EurekAlert!: New research from the University of Warwick suggests getting more money may not make you happier, especially if you are neurotic. In a working paper, economist…
From the University of Maine press release: In a three-part research project involving 310 students at Baylor University, UMaine psychology lecturer Jordan LaBouff and colleagues found that people determined to be humble were more willing…
From the Albert Einstein College of Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: “It’s in their genes” is a common refrain from scientists when asked about factors that allow centenarians to reach age 100 and beyond. Up…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Advertisers spend enormous amounts of time and money attempting to tailor their advertising campaigns to the needs of different demographic groups. After all, the concerns of first-year…
From the University of Leicester press release via EurekAlert!: A study carried out at the University of Leicester’s School of Psychology has found that younger people who are disagreeable are more likely to prefer aggressive…
From the British Psychological Society (BPS) press release via AlphaGalileo: People who rate themselves as having high emotional intelligence (EI) tend to overestimate their ability to detect deception in others. This is the finding of…
From the University of Edinburgh press release via EurekAlert!: Genes play a greater role in forming character traits – such as self-control, decision making or sociability – than was previously thought, new research suggests. A…
From the Cornell University press releasse via EurekAlert!: Genetic factors explain some of the variation in a wide range of people’s political attitudes and economic decisions – such as preferences toward environmental policy and financial…
From the University of Michigan press release via EurekAlert!: Resiliency is a measure of a person’s ability to flexibly adapt their behaviors to fit the surroundings in which they find themselves. Low resiliency during childhood…