Tag: psychology

Study suggests feeling powerful can have a hidden toll

From the University of Florida press release: New research from the University of Florida Warrington College of Business finds that feeling psychologically powerful makes leaders’ jobs seem more demanding. And… Read more »

Study suggests training in compassion improves the well-being of relatives to people with mental illness

From the Aarhus University press release: If relatives of people with mental illness become better at accepting the difficult emotions and life events they experience – which is what training… Read more »

Study suggests increase in pleasurable effects of alcohol over time can predict alcohol use disorder

From the University of Chicago Medical Center press release: A new study out of the University of Chicago Medicine following young adult drinkers for 10 years has found that individuals… Read more »

Study suggests delivering the news with humor makes young adults more likely to remember and share

From the University of Pennsylvania press release: In the early decades of televised news, Americans turned to the stern faces of newsmen like Walter Cronkite, Tom Brokaw, and Dan Rather… Read more »

Study suggests link between word choices and extraverts

From the Nanyang Technological University press release: A study by a team of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) psychologists has found a link between extraverts and their word choices…. Read more »

Study suggests covering faces around kids won’t mask emotions

From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release: The proliferation of face coverings to keep COVID-19 in check isn’t keeping kids from understanding facial expressions, according to a new study by… Read more »