Research combining wearable eye-tracking technology and AI body detection software suggests our eyes aren’t drawn to the faces of passers-by as much as previously thought.

Police say a 6-year-old in Virginia shot his elementary-school teacher intentionally. But scientists say that's not how kids' brains are wired.

Personal Perspective: Inability to understand boundaries leads to social problems.

Study: 63% of severe alcoholics exhibit significant cognitive improvements within 18 days of abstinence

The antecedents and consequences of revealing secrets are discussed.

Sufferers may be driven online because of the difficulty in accessing affordable GP appointments, professor says

Lawsuit accuses companies behind TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube of harming young people’s mental health

What shapes us into the people we are today? The nature versus nurture debate is a huge one in psychology. Although we often think of babies being born into the […] More

For five years in a row, Finland has ranked No. 1 as the happiest country in the world, according to the World Happiness Report. In 2022′s report, people in 156 countries were asked to “value their lives today on a 0 to 10 scale, with the worst possible life as a 0.” It also looks at factors that contribute to social support, life expectancy, generosity and absence of corruption.

The personality traits associated with “incels” are linked to several psychopathological issues, according to new research published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine. An “incel” (or involuntary celibate) refers to a member of an online subculture of individuals who feel deprived of meaningful companionship and sex. Many of these individuals resent women for rejecting them romantically and sexually. Unfortunately, some individuals within this subculture have even turned to violence.

Teens who frequently checked social media showed an increasing sensitivity to peer feedback, although the cause of the changes was not clear.

Money can’t buy happiness. Or can it? That’s what new research says. Research published via PNAs demonstrated something that our society has debated for several years. The experiment consisted in giving 200 people $10,000 (which was handed out by wealthy anonymous donors).

A study on a national sample of U.S. adults above 50 years of age found that persons above 65 who owned a pet for more than 5 years had higher cognitive scores and higher immediate and delayed word recall scores (better memory) compared to people of the same age who did not own a pet.

New research suggests that those with psychopathic personality traits are less susceptible to creating false memories of negative events. The findings indicate that individuals high in the psychopathic trait of fearless dominance were less likely to produce false memories when exposed to negative stimuli.

Simple computer exercises using positive words and images designed to boost self-worth can prolong the antidepressant effects of ketamine in people with depression. ...

Thinking that you are “good-looking” might be a risk factor for crime, according to new research published in the journal Crime & Delinquency. The study found that youth who perceived themselves as more attractive were more likely to engage in offending behaviors.

New research provides evidence that narcissism moderates the relationship between testosterone and generosity in men. The study, published in Hormones and Behavior, found that the most generous men tended to be low in endogenous testosterone and simultaneously low in narcissism. Unexpectedly, however, the researchers also found that heightened testosterone levels in combination with heightened narcissism was a significant positive predictor of generosity. ...

A new study published in Brain Imaging and Behavior searches for the potential relationship between childhood trauma, social anhedonia, and brain gray matter volume. The research found individuals with moderate to severe childhood trauma experienced higher levels of social anhedonia and exhibited differences in gray matter.

There are specific factors that currently predispose our country toward anger.

Could sleep treatment be the key to addressing depression symptomology in autistic individuals? A study published in Autism Research suggests that sleep disturbances may be a cause of depression in autistic adults.