From the Centre for Appearance Research press release via HealthCanal: Adolescent girls, who spend long periods each day on the internet, engaging and communicating on social media, are more likely to suffer low self-esteem and…
From the SAGE Publications press release via EurekAlert!: Is social media censorship a means to quell a modern uprising? Some politicians and law enforcers during the political turbulence of 2011 thought so but recent research…
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release via Physorg: Women in countries with great gender inequality are more likely than men to support authoritarian values, according to a new study of 54…
From the BYU press release via MedicalXpress: Figuring out what’s going on in the mind of a baby is tricky, but Brigham Young University psychologist Ross Flom has a proven track record, having already discovered…
From the Nordic School of Public Health press release via AlphaGalileo: Older people experiencing low-level social capital are more likely to suffer from mental ill-health and this risk group should have access to initiatives that…
From the SAGE Publications press release via EurekAlert!: Merely showing up to work in an environment where bullying goes on is enough to make many of us think about quitting, a new study suggests. Canadian…
From the University of Pennsylvania press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers have long been interested in discovering the ways that human brains represent thoughts through a complex interplay of electrical signals. Recent improvements in brain recording…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: A new study led by University of Pittsburgh researchers reveals that moderate amounts of alcohol—consumed in a social setting—can enhance positive emotions and social bonding and relieve…
From the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio press release via EurekAlert!: Cognitive skills such as learning and memory diminish with age in everyone, and the drop-off is steepest in Alzheimer’s disease.…
From the Princeton University press release: Expectant mothers who dealt with the strain of a hurricane or major tropical storm passing nearby during their pregnancy had children who were at elevated risk for abnormal health…