Psychology

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

Advertorials Are Misleading And Persuasive

Why is the WebMD website so successful? Last week, John Oliver ridiculed them for promoting every suspect association between anything and cancer, without any analysis or critical thinking.  A new paper paper in the journal Communication Research may prov ...

Article - News Staff - May 13 2016 - 9:32am

A Desire For Less Competition May Account For Female Inequality

Psychologically, women may not like much competition, according to a female psychologist, and that may account for inequality in academia and the work force. If that is true, though, why is psychology 70 percent women? There is just as much competition, i ...

Article - News Staff - May 13 2016 - 7:04am

Online Therapy As Effective As Anything Else For Treating Some Anxiety

A new atudy finds that an online computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) program both alone and in combination with Internet Support Groups (ISG) is more effective than doctors for anxiety and depression. ...

Article - News Staff - May 16 2016 - 11:39am

Shock Marketing Doesn't Work- That's Why New Cigarette Packaging Will Fail To Stop Smoking

Tobacco kills nearly half of all long-term smokers and in the UK alone accounts for the deaths of 100,000 people annually, according to the public health charity ASH. This is the harsh reality behind plain packaging for tobacco, which comes into force in ...

Article - The Conversation - May 19 2016 - 7:37am

Mass Killings: Extremism Or Insanity?

When someone shoots up innocent people, is that extremism or insanity? It often depends on if they are one of your own citizens. After studying the 2011 case of Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik, University of Missouri School of Medicine scholars are ...

Article - News Staff - May 24 2016 - 9:00am

When It Comes To Replicating Psychology Studies, Good Luck

Numerous confounding factors reduce the likelihood of replicating psychological studies, which are rarely replicated anyway. For example, the race of participants in an experiment or the geography of where the experiment was run can reduce the likelihood ...

Article - News Staff - May 24 2016 - 8:09am