Category: Education
Baby blues can affect men, too
Baby blues can affect men, too, according to new research to be published in the Journal of Affective Disorders. Mental health researcher Dr Liana Leach reviewed 43 separate studies and found anxiety before and after a child arrives is just […]
Tone of voice can predict if couples will break up
A computer algorithm uses a couple’s tone of voice to predict if a couple will make up or break up. The algorithm predicted with 79% accuracy, even better than descriptions of the therapy sessions provided by relationship experts. The research […]
Want honesty? Make it the easiest choice
New research has found that people are more likely to do the right thing in situations of moral conflict when it requires little to no effort. If income information is automatically entered into our tax return, we may be less […]
The right side of the bed is the left
Bed manufacturer, Sealy UK, found out that people who sleep in the left side of the bed wake up in a better mood. The study, which questioned 1,000 people from across the UK, contrasted the impact of getting out of […]
Follow your gut to avoid cheating
People who trust their instincts are less likely to commit immoral acts than those who don’t trust their guts as much. Other findings show that people who follow their gut feelings are less likely to cheat after reflecting on past […]
Teaching problem-solving skills prevents gossiping in teen girls
Teaching problem solving skills and providing leadership opportunities to elementary-school girls lessens gossiping and other forms of relational aggression, says a new study by the Violence Prevention Initiative at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Published in the journal Psychology […]
Hiding cigarette displays prevents smoking in teens
Keeping tobacco products out of view in convenience stores reduces the risk of teens trying the smoking habit, says a new study by the RAND Corporation. The study, conducted in a laboratory replica of a convenience store, is the first […]
Tattoos may be a coping mechanism for some college-age women
A new study shows that women with multiple tattoos report higher levels of self-esteem than those without. Moreover, escalating acquisition of body art does not correlate with increased depression or suicide ideation among men or women. However, the same multi-tattooed […]
Searching the brain for happiness
Exercising, meditating, scouring self-help books… we go out of our way to be happy, but do we really know what happiness is? Wataru Sato and his team at Kyoto University have found an answer from a neurological perspective. Overall happiness, […]
Where does creativity come from?
Researchers from the University of Hafia found the specific regions of the brain where original and creative ideas lie. An original and creative idea requires the simultaneous activation of two completely different networks in the brain. According to the researchers, […]
