The psychological traits that build an extremist personality

Redefining the Extreme Personality through Motivational Balance Historically, extremism has been viewed primarily as a rigid adherence to external political or religious ideologies. However, contemporary psychological science is increasingly looking…

Trajectories of Psychological Outcomes During the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election

The 2024 United States presidential election served as a profound catalyst for psychological shifts within the American electorate, according to a comprehensive 20-week longitudinal study. Published in the journal Personality…

Early exposure and emerging risk: A latent profile analysis of pornography use trajectories and their psychological correlates

The landscape of digital consumption has undergone a radical transformation over the last two decades, bringing the accessibility of sexually explicit material to the forefront of psychological inquiry. As high-speed…

Psychological traits of scientists predict their theories and research methods

Led by Justin Sulik of LMU Munich, along with collaborators from the University of Chicago, the University of California, Davis, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the research team investigated how…

The Psychological Cost of Rigidity: Exploring the Mediation of Psychological Inflexibility Between Personality and Prefrontal Functioning

Recent empirical evidence published in the journal Psychological Reports suggests that the way young adults process their emotions and thoughts—specifically their level of psychological rigidity—serves as a critical determinant in…

The psychological divide between Democrats and Republicans during democratic backsliding

The Psychological Intersection of Policy and Well-Being The fundamental premise of the research rests on the observation that politics is not merely a background element of civic life but a…

Exploring mechanisms behind the increasing gender gap in adolescent psychological symptoms, 2002–2022: the role of national-level gender equality

A comprehensive longitudinal study involving over 1.2 million adolescents has identified a troubling paradox in global mental health: as nations move toward greater gender equality, the psychological well-being gap between…

The Phantom Pain of Ghosting: Multi-Day Experiments Reveal Why Sudden Silence Prolongs Psychological Distress Compared to Explicit Rejection

In the evolving landscape of modern romance and digital communication, the phenomenon of "ghosting"—the sudden cessation of all contact without explanation—has become a pervasive social experience. While common, the psychological…

The Dual Impact of AI Emotional Intelligence on Users: Are Social Chatbots Promoting Psychological Wellbeing or Deteriorating Social Wellbeing?

The rapid integration of generative artificial intelligence into the fabric of daily life has moved beyond utilitarian tasks, such as scheduling and data retrieval, into the complex realm of human…