Current reporting, research and professional developments across Psychology, curated for psychologists and behavioral-health professionals.
Posted July 25, 2026 | Reviewed by Kaja Perina A teary-eyed father told me his son used to say, "I'm seriously still trying to figure out what went down when you raised me." He then found a self-described "trauma-coach"…
Posted July 25, 2026 | Reviewed by Kaja Perina People high in the grandiose, or self-aggrandizing, form of narcissism can charm anyone into loving them. Over time, though, that appeal is doomed to fade. The initial rush…
Updated July 26, 2026 | Reviewed by Kaja Perina Sixteen years ago, I started as a psychologist at a large VA hospital. Since then, I’ve listened to hundreds of healthcare workers—nurses, physicians, social…
“Condescending people can make you doubt yourself, decrease your self-esteem and normalize disrespect,” Dr. Abrishami says. “Creating and maintaining healthy boundaries can help protect you from the ...
Investigation finds evidence of distinct groups, from big-picture thinkers to those who sweat the small stuffAn investigation into what people think about has put the spotlight on the modern mind, revealing thoughts…
Psychology explains why many people hesitate to ask for money they lent, revealing how conflict avoidance, people pleasing and fear of damaging relationships shape financial conversations.
Amid the growing use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), it is important to understand how university students form digital entrepreneurship intention (DEI). Drawing on the Entrepreneurial Event Model (EEM)…
Sexual violence against women is a major public health and human rights issue with severe psychological, social, and economic consequences. Although previous studies have extensively examined intimate partner violence…
Traditional music education struggles to keep pace with the wide variation in learning speed and prior skill that individual students bring to a class, and this mismatch is most visible where auditory perception…
Workplace rest cabins are a promising yet understudied approach to supporting worker well-being. This pragmatic randomized controlled trial examined whether a multi-modal rest cabin could improve general and work-related…
The widespread use of social media increases the likelihood of exposure to materialistic content, prompting extensive research into the relationship between social media use (SMU) and materialism. However, a…
The teaching of green analytical chemistry helps pharmacy professionals to develop sustainable practices through responsible decision-making. The study demonstrates a game-based learning (GBL) intervention that teaches…
Organizational structures and organizational culture in the healthcare sector directly affect employee emotional commitment levels, as well as patient satisfaction and service quality. Furthermore, moral identity shapes…
Foreign language speaking anxiety (FLSA) remains a widespread problem in the spoken development of EFL learners. This cross-sectional study examined the associations between three AI-dialogic scaffolding interventions…
In the age of generative AI, promoting AI literacy is widely regarded as essential to narrowing the digital divide among older adults. This study investigates how a TeacherâLearnerâAI (TLA) collaboration model, as…
Accurate motion perception is crucial for navigating complex environments, where sensory information is often derived from multiple modalities. While multisensory cues improve performance in tasks involving stationary…
Posted July 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. My father was a gambler. He did not see his behavior as reckless. He had many highs and as many lows. I felt every one. His gambling took different forms. He…
Posted July 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Devon Frye There is a particular feeling that comes from stepping into a green place. It might be a forest path, a city park, a garden, a canal walk, or a shaded lane where branches…
Posted July 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Devon Frye Dr. Richard C. Schwartz’s work developing the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model of therapeutic practice has become increasingly popular (e.g., Schwartz, 2021). Celebrities…
Posted July 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. The success of drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy has transformed how scientists think about obesity. These medications demonstrate that appetite and body weight are…
Posted July 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. I'm about to make a statement that may cause some of you to stop reading and shake your head. Here it is: You don't need to be sexually attracted to your partner…
Posted July 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. Sometimes changing our perspective changes our entire experience. Imagine you're running late. Your shoulders climb toward your ears, your jaw tightens, and…
Posted July 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Tyler Woods Many leaders erroneously assume that their employees should structure work in the same way they do if they want to be successful. The truth is that employees’ ideal work…
Posted July 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Tyler Woods Of the hundreds of psychological and emotional conditions, childhood emotional neglect is, in my opinion, among the least widely understood. That's because we have spent…
Posted July 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Tyler Woods A new genre of video has begun appearing in my social media feeds: “Ten years of therapy summarized in one minute.” “Forty-five years of therapy in sixteen minutes.”
Many people have an uncanny attraction, a kind of unconscious radar or heat-seeking missile, for members of the opposite sex (or sometimes same sex) who blatantly or subtly resemble—psychologically if not physically—the…
Posted July 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. Co-authored by Ceolla Dillon O’Rourke, Aoife Ní Chíobháin, and Michael Hogan. In education, collaborative learning is valued as a way to build the key collective…
Posted July 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Davia Sills The concept of âperson-first languageâ in reference to mental health concerns literally puts the person first and then their condition. In other words, you would say…
Posted July 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Davia Sills Co-authored by Jill Noorily, Mason Granof, and Kathryn Ledley at the Division of Digital Psychiatry at BIDMC. A patient with Bipolar II disorder presents for follow-up after…
A smartphone can be a lifeline or a trap. Researchers found one pattern linked to higher depression risk in older adults.
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