Researchers look at effects of love
From the SAGE publications press release via EurekAlert!: Love can bring out both the best and the worst in people. Which way it turns depends on the best way to protect the relationship, say researchers…
Study suggests negative social interactions may affect health through inflammation
From the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) press release: Negative social interactions might adversely affect health through inflammation, a study suggests. To test the potential link between health and social relationships, Shelley…
Study suggests possible new avenue to reduce bullying
From the SAGE Publications press release: If you want to change how teenagers view bullying, go to the straight to the source of most school trends: the most connected crowd. According to new intervention research,…
Study suggests media multitasking may adversely affect tweenage girls
From the Stanford University press release: Tweenage girls who spend endless hours watching videos and multitasking with digital devices tend to be less successful with social and emotional development, according to Stanford researchers. But these…
Study suggests feeling of inclusion can come from just eye contact with a stranger
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Feeling like you’re part of the gang is crucial to the human experience. All people get stressed out when we’re left out. A new study published in…
Study proposes hypothesis regarding gender differences in nature of prejudice
From the Michigan State University press release: Prejudice against people from groups different than their own is linked to aggression for men and fear for women, suggests new research led by Michigan State University scholars.…
Study suggests group settings can sometimes diminish expressions of intelligence
From the Virginia Tech press release via EurekAlert!: In the classic film 12 Angry Men, Henry Fonda’s character sways a jury with his quiet, persistent intelligence. But would he have succeeded if he had allowed…
Study examines how moral imagination can help workers in stigmatized jobs
From the Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) press release via AlphaGalileo: Moral imagination is an essential faculty for workers who must overcome the stigmas of ethical conflicts and social rejection associated with certain types…
Study looks at psychological upside of prosocial gossip
From the UC Berkeley press release: For centuries, gossip has been dismissed as salacious, idle chatter that can damage reputations and erode trust. But a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests rumor-mongering…
Study suggests babies intuitively grasp adult notions of reward and punishment
From the Temple University press release: Babies embrace nice characters over those who are bad. That’s according to a new study co-authored by Temple psychology postdoctoral fellow Neha Mahajan with Kiley Hamlin of the University…