Latest Psychology Stories
The secret to avoiding a midlife crisis
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Soomi Lee / The Conversation
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Try this if you want healthier screen-use habits that will stick
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Michelle Drouin / MIT Press Reader
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One of the biggest suicide prevention hotlines amends its data-sharing practices
Jeff Goldblum on riding motorcycles—and feeling fear
Your social media ‘fitspo’ is not a good influence
Does reading an e-book make us happier than playing a video game? The answer is complicated.
Fish brains provide insight on how humans store memories
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Don Arnold / The Conversation
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The feeling of ‘flow’ is surprisingly scientific
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Richard Huskey / The Conversation
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Climate doom movies like ‘Don’t Look Up’ could be more powerful than they seem
Mental wellness apps are basically the Wild West of therapy
This pseudoscience movement wants to wipe germs from existence
How to work out for your mental health
Don’t punish yourself for eating ‘unhealthy’ foods
Why you hate going back to work after vacation
3 ways to protect your relationship from end-of-the-year stress
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Rosie Shrout/The Conversation
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Can ‘recharge rooms’ help frontline workers avoid pandemic burnout?
Extreme wildfires are taking a toll on the mental health of firefighters
How to slow down time because you’re not getting any younger
Why people trust accents that match their own, even when they shouldn’t
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Shiri Lev-Ari/The Conversation
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Burnout is real. Here’s how to spot it—and recover.
Dreading family time over the holidays? These 6 tips will help.
Polite warnings are surprisingly good at reducing hate speech on social media
Here’s why your brain won’t let you remember new passwords
Zoom chats can be surprisingly therapeutic
What being a cat or dog person says about you
Holiday stress is all about expectations
Why do we keep falling for jump scares?
Can I offer you a nice meme in these trying times?
How a personalized brain implant helped one woman’s extreme depression
Stress can literally kill you. Here’s how.
Your iPhone already tracks your steps. What if it tracked your mood, too?
Do we trust robots enough to put them in charge?
Kids are onto something: Homework might actually be bad
What would possess someone to eat a Carolina Reaper pepper? This writer tried to find out.
If climate change is impacting your desire to have kids, you’re not alone
The Kinsey Scale Test and 3 other ways to find where you fall on the sexuality spectrum
Some product placement resonates with TV viewers more. Here’s the trick.
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Beth L. Fossen/The Conversation
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9 goofy, award-winning animal photos to turn your day around
Why loneliness is increasing, and how to fight back
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Morgan Sweeney
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There’s a biological reason why we miss hugs so much
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Kory Floyd/The Conversation
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8 tips for boosting mental health at college in the age of COVID-19
Young mice learn to parent by babysitting
Social media really is making us more morally outraged
The best stress busters to counteract that gray hair
Stressed out? Video games can help—if you follow these tips.
How to use science to talk to kids about gender
What Social Psychology Says About Darren Wilson And Michael Brown
The Trouble With The DSM
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Gary Greenberg
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Muscle memory is real, but it’s probably not what you think
This is the most soothing sound in the world
How to destroy your friends and family in 4 popular board games
Why are people obsessed with the Olympics?
Kids are suffering from climate anxiety. It’s time for adults to do something.
A new drug could help treat perinatal depression
How to support people feeling anxious as pandemic restrictions lift
Scientists Can Now Control Mice Brains Wirelessly
Experiment: Look At Pictures Of Cute Baby Animals To Improve Your Concentration
Meditation isn’t always calming. For a select few, it may lead to psychosis.
Can tripping on ketamine cure PTSD? I decided to try.
How you and your family can cope with post-COVID anxiety
8 ways to cultivate a positive body image
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Tracy Tylka/The Conversation
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Laughing gas could help people with hard-to-treat depression
The weirdest things we learned this week: smoke enemas, sneaky sound design, and stranded lighthouses
Mental health ‘first aid’ can give bystanders the skills to act in a crisis