Behavior – Page 22 – Dating Mansion

The effects of social media abstinence on affective well-being and life satisfaction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

For years, the concept of the "digital detox" has been marketed as a panacea for the anxieties of the modern age, promising that a temporary hiatus from platforms like Facebook,…

The human brain appears to rely heavily on the thighs to accurately judge female body size

The Cognitive Architecture of Body Perception For decades, psychologists and neuroscientists have debated how the human brain processes complex objects like the human body. One school of thought, known as…

Assessing the Effect of Increased Analytic Thinking on Religious Beliefs

New empirical evidence suggests that the activation of analytical thinking does not result in a reduction of a person’s religious beliefs, challenging a long-held hypothesis in the cognitive science of…

Feminists Resist Unrealistic Beauty Standards but Are Not Invulnerable to Their Negative Consequences

The intersection of political ideology and personal psychology has long been a focal point for social scientists seeking to understand how individuals navigate the pressures of modern culture. A groundbreaking…

Deepfake videos degrade political reputations even when viewers realize they are fake

The rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence has introduced a sophisticated new weapon into the arsenal of political disinformation: the deepfake. These synthetic media creations, which use neural networks to…

Social Media Addiction Moderates Links Between Perceptions of Freedom and Mental Health in the United States and Germany.

Recent psychological research has uncovered a complex interaction between digital habits and the foundational human need for autonomy. A study published in the peer-reviewed journal Psychology of Popular Media indicates…