Psychology / Psychiatry Stories
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Among Narcissists, Tweeting Is For The Young, Status Updates For The Old
Researchers who examined Facebook and Twitter use found that narcissism motivates use of social networking sites yet tweeting is preferred by narcissists in college, while adults favor updating... -
How To Overcome Procrastination With Mood Repair: Begin With Self-Forgiveness
Researchers find that self-forgiveness and perhaps a little self-deception could serve as mood repair to help procrastinators beat their self-defeating behavior. -
Around The World, Literary And Economic Moods Go Hand In Hand
Economic misery indices across the globe correspond to the moodiness with which writers write. -
Adult Brain Regions Still Act Like There's No Tomorrow
Researchers found that parts of the adult brain displays genetic and metabolic activity that is akin to a young child's brain, indicating that new brain connections can rapidly be made during late adulthood to sustain the ability to learn and retain new information. -
Packaging As Important As Preference When It Comes To Picking Snacks
When it comes to shopping, packaging and branding is often just as important as consumer preference. -
How To Quit Smoking: Important Tip For Those With Depression Or Other Mental Illness
A new study finds the decline in smoking among individuals with mental illness to be significantly less than among those without mental illness, yet quit-rates increased among those receiving treatment. -
'Supersizing' Healthy Food May Entice Us To Eat Better
Our propensity to not be able to pass up a deal can be used to motivate better eating habits, researchers find. -
Parks And Greenery May Improve Mental Health In City-Dwellers
Parks and urban greenery can provide "long-lasting improvements in mental health" for nearby residents, a study finds. -
'Benevolent Sexism' Yields Less Satisfaction In Marriage
Researchers discovered that women who put their faith in benevolent sexism — an implicit promise that a woman will be cherished and protected if she accepts a man's more general authority — had more extreme dips in relationship satisfaction whenever conflict arose. -
Eat Chocolate! It's Blue Monday, The Most Depressing Day Of The Year
According to research and analysis of social media, Jan. 6, 2014, is the most depressing day of the new year. -
Do We Sacrifice Old Friendships To Begin New Ones?
A new study finds that most people put the bulk of their energy into communicating with the members of their inner circle, and even though the faces may change, the numbers remain the same. -
Winter Work Hours Mean Little Sunlight And The Blues
A U.K. charity for mental health research found that up to a third of people who work are underexposed to sunlight and urge work and academic environments to enhance people's ability to experience natural light on a daily basis for the sake of mental health.
