Psychology

High Social Media Use Associated With Depression Among Young Adults

A dramatic increase in time spent on social media may be a sign of depression, according to a paper in Depression and Anxiety. And the more time young adults use social media, the more likely they are to be depressed, according to findings which could gui ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 22 2016 - 10:30am

Mindfulness Meditation And Talk Therapy Linked To Lower Chronic Low Back Pain

A group of scholars believed that "mindfulness" meditation, practiced as a way to calm the mind, could be a non-drug alternative to help decrease chronic low back pain that is psychosomatic, and set out to show it.  Claims of chronic low back pa ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 22 2016 - 3:33pm

The 'Not' Face Is Universal

Scholars have identified a single, universal facial expression that is interpreted across many cultures as the embodiment of negative emotion. That includes native speakers of English, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese and American Sign Language (ASL). We've ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 28 2016 - 7:26am

Managers Tolerate Suspect Behavior When Employee Production Is Good

Everyone has known a coworker who wastes time, mismanages resources, and has been known to engage in activities that are conflicts of interest, yet they "do no wrong" in the eyes of the company. Why? Because they produce.  A new paper in Personn ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 6 2016 - 3:22pm

Catfishing: Men On Tinder Expect Casual Sex If A Woman's Appearance Doesn't Match The Profile

Men on Tinder expect casual sex to compensate for the 'breach of trust' when their date's appearance is less attractive than her profile photograph, say sociologists at the British Sociological Association's annual conference in Birmin ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 7 2016 - 11:36am

Mars Labeling Is Marketing Genius- They Know People Won't Do What It Says

The move by food group Mars to introduce a worldwide labeling scheme that categorizes its products as “occasional” and “everyday” based on their sugar, salt and fat content, is both unusual and potentially risky. The American company is behind products inc ...

Article - The Conversation - Apr 22 2016 - 9:56am

Why Does Anyone Still Believe In The Loch Ness Monster?

People are fascinated by the unknown, by the possibility that there are things out there that are yet to be discovered. We think that most of our planet has been mapped by satellites and continents have been thoroughly explored. Although scientists estima ...

Article - The Conversation - Apr 26 2016 - 6:30am

Younger Gay And Bisexual Men 6X More Likely To Attempt Suicide

Young gay and bisexual men under the age of 26 are six times more likely to attempt suicide or self-harm compared to men in that group aged over 45, and twice as likely to be depressed or anxious, according to a paper in the Journal of Public Health. ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 27 2016 - 9:20am

Balance Schmalance: Combining Home And Work Life Can Be Better

London, UK (May 04, 2016). Leaving work at the office and home at the door may not always be the best strategy for employee well-being and performance, according to a new paper in Human Relations. Traditionally it has been thought that in order to maintai ...

Article - News Staff - May 4 2016 - 10:38am

Young Bisexual Women More Susceptible To Depression

A study finds greater prevalence of mental health symptoms in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning (LGBQ) community in your bisexual women.  During routine visits with physicians, participants in the study, numbering 2,513 between the ages of 14 and ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2016 - 7:09am