From the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics press release: Spontaneous conversation is riddled with disfluencies such as pauses and ‘uhm’s: on average people produce 6 disfluencies every 100 words. But disfluencies do not occur randomly.…
From the Wiley press release: New research published in Depression and Anxiety indicates that, unlike other anxiety disorders, social anxiety disorder may have a direct effect on alcoholism. For the study, researchers assessed alcoholism, social anxiety disorder,…
From the Concordia University press release: It takes King Curtis less than half a minute into “Memphis Soul Stew,” his best-remembered song, to really get a groove going. When it does, it doesn’t let go.…
From the University of Waterloo press release: Simple, inexpensive urban design interventions can increase well-being and social connections among city residents, finds a new case study from the Urban Realities Lab at the University of…
From the Portland State University press release: Employees bullied by their bosses are more likely to report unfairness and work stress, and consequently become less committed to their jobs or even retaliate, according to a…
From the Anglia Ruskin University press release: Making people more aware of their own internal body signals, such as heartbeat or breathing rate, could promote positive body image, according to new research published in the…
From the University of Montreal press release: Too much time in front of the bedroom TV deprives the child of more enriching developmental activities and may explain, in part, less optimal body mass, poor eating…
From the McLean Hospital press release: Why do we become more positive as we grow older? Why are adolescents so sensitive to negative social cues? These are a few of the questions addressed in “Emotion…
From the Yale University press release: People fall in love for many reasons — similar interests, physical attraction, and shared values among them. But if they marry and stay together, their long-term happiness may depend…
From the Binghamton University press release: Positivity can transform the healthcare workplace, according to a professor at Binghamton University, State University of New York. Nina Flanagan, clinical professor of nursing and program coordinator of the…