Social attunement and alcohol use: The role of age and gender
A comprehensive international study involving an international sample of adolescent and adult alcohol users has revealed that social attunement—the subtle process of aligning one’s behavior with social norms—plays a paradoxical…
Anhedonia makes young people less likely to work for high rewards
The Global Burden of Youth Depression and Anhedonia Depression remains one of the primary drivers of disability on a global scale, particularly among adolescents and young adults. According to the…
Remote work could threaten your relationship
The study, led by Alejandro Canek Hermida Carrillo of Imperial College London, alongside colleagues Felix Bölingen, Russell A. Matthews, and Ingo Weller, identifies a critical variable known as "segmentation preference."…
Emptiness, Personality Dysfunction, and Emotion Dysregulation: An Experience Sampling Study.
A comprehensive new study led by researchers at the University of Toronto has provided a transformative look at the psychological experience of emptiness, challenging long-held clinical assumptions about how this…
An international mega-analysis of psychedelic drug effects on brain circuit function
A comprehensive international analysis combining brain imaging data from multiple independent studies has identified a definitive and common pattern in how psychedelic drugs alter communication between different brain networks. Published…
People prefer negotiating with women over men, study suggests
These findings suggest that the "relational capital" built by women during negotiations creates a compounding economic advantage. By prioritizing the interpersonal experience without sacrificing the bottom line, women are significantly…
Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution and Risk for Attention-Deficit/hyperactivity Disorder in Children
A comprehensive epidemiological study conducted in the Mediterranean region of Tarragona, Spain, has identified a significant correlation between prenatal exposure to common air pollutants and an increase in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder…
God’s Presence in the Aisle: How God Salience Encourages Preference for Ultra-Processed Foods
The intersection of spiritual belief and consumer behavior has long been a subject of sociological interest, but new psychological research suggests that even subtle, momentary reminders of the divine can…
Competitive students use ChatGPT to memorize trivia instead of actually learning
The Theoretical Framework: Achievement Goal Theory in the AI Era To understand why two students using the same software can emerge with vastly different levels of knowledge, the research team…















