Psychology

Married Couples Who Say 'We' Have Healthier Relationships

Married couples who refer to themselves as 'we' may annoy everyone around them, but probably have healthier marriages than people who emphasize individuality in their relationships, according to a recent study published in Psychology and Aging. U ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 28 2010 - 6:11pm

AA Attendance Alleviates Depression In Recovering Alcoholics

For many recovering alcoholics, AA is the primary reason they're able to kick their addiction and stay sober. According to a new study in the Journal Addiction, one of many reasons that the program is so successful appears to be alleviation of depress ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 28 2010 - 6:53pm

Social Factors Predict Alcohol Misuse Among Older Drinkers

Writing in Alcoholism: Clinical&Experimental Research, scientists say that older adults who have more money, engage in more social activities, and whose friends approve more of drinking are more likely to engage in excessive or high-risk drinking. Rese ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 28 2010 - 7:20pm

Mental Health Professionals Not Qualified To Assess Long-Term Effects Of Torture

Here is an article relating to a discussion about the qualifications of mental health professionals in assessing the long-term effects of torture. There is extensive research, they argue, that torture causes long-term mental health problems. However, " ...

Article - Gerhard Adam - Jan 28 2010 - 10:15pm

An Experiment In The Causes Of Warfare

An Experiment In The Causes Of Warfare The President of Europe has not been elected; he was appointed in a secret meeting of the heads of government of the 27 EU member states. They chose one of their own. Herman Van Rompuy was the Prime Minister of Belgi ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Feb 1 2010 - 2:40pm

Autonomy Is Key To Fostering Creativity In Kids

Children and young adults are more likely to pursue sports, music or other pastimes when given an opportunity to nurture their own passion, according to a three-part study Published in the latest Journal of Personality. As part of the study, the research t ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 3 2010 - 11:34am

Too Much Googling Causes Depression?

Psychologists at the University of Leeds say people who spend a lot of time browsing the internet are more likely to show depressive symptoms. In a study to be published in the journal Psychopathology next week, researchers documented evidence that some us ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 3 2010 - 12:30pm

Seeing Virtue May Make Us Virtuous, Study Shows

The uplifting emotion we experience when watching others perform a virtuous deed--known as "elevation"--may be enough to get us to go out and perform good acts ourselves, say new findings reported in Psychological Science. During the study, volun ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 3 2010 - 1:02pm

An Evolutionary Role For Same-Sex Attraction?

From an evolutionary perspective, same sex attraction doesn't make much sense. But a pair of psychologists writing in Psychological Science say the "kin selection hypothesis" may explain why the trait has persisted for eons without conferrin ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 4 2010 - 5:34pm

How To Model A Smoking Gun

How To Model A Smoking Gun Conspiracy theorists just love to get hold of a piece of new information and claim that it is the 'smoking gun'  that 'conclusively proves' their pet theory.  The psychology behind this mode of argument is so ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Feb 7 2010 - 6:48am