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20-Feb-2024 4:05 PM EST
Living in violent neighborhoods affects children's brain development
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Living in neighborhoods with high levels of violence can affect children’s development by changing the way that a part of the brain detects and responds to potential threats, potentially leading to poorer mental health and other negative outcomes, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

29-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
Socioeconomic insights shift hiring views
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Both liberals and conservatives are more likely to believe that merit-based hiring is unfair after learning about the impacts of socioeconomic disparities, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association.

18-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
Sleep deprivation makes us less happy, more anxious
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Sleep loss does more than just make us tired. It can undermine our emotional functioning, decrease positive moods and put us at higher risk for anxiety symptoms, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association that synthesized more than 50 years of research on sleep deprivation and mood.

Released: 18-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Psychology programming at CES 2024 to focus on intersection of humans, technology
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Making social media safer for kids, using games to promote prosocial behavior and reduce violence and managing ethical issues surrounding artificial intelligence are some of the topics to be presented in a new programming track developed by the American Psychological Association for CES 2024.

7-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Just say no to that invitation
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It may feel unforgivably rude to reject an invitation – even one to an event you would much prefer not to attend – but people often overestimate the social consequences of saying no, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Released: 5-Dec-2023 12:05 AM EST
Mental health crisis highlights access challenges
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The ongoing mental health crisis is causing significant challenges for many psychologists as they grapple with demand fueled by patients presenting with increasingly severe symptoms year after year, according to APA’s 2023 Practitioner Pulse Survey.

   
Released: 30-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Even a joyous holiday season can cause stress for most Americans
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U.S. adults are feeling joyous but overwhelmed this holiday season, as nearly nine in 10 (89%) say that concerns such as not having enough money, missing loved ones and anticipating family conflict cause them stress at this time of year, according to the results of a new poll by the American Psychological Association.

27-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Psychological science can help counter spread of misinformation, says APA report
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Debunking, “prebunking,” nudging and teaching digital literacy are several of the more effective ways to counter misinformation, according to a new report from the American Psychological Association.

13-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
High levels of maternal stress during pregnancy linked to children’s behavior problems
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Children whose mothers are highly stressed, anxious or depressed during pregnancy may be at higher risk for mental health and behavior issues during their childhood and teen years, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

   
8-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
When keeping secrets could brighten your day
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Though people often want to share good news as soon as they learn it, a study published by the American Psychological Association has found that keeping good news a secret before telling someone else could make people feel more energized and alive.

Released: 1-Nov-2023 12:05 AM EDT
Stress in America 2023: A nation grappling with psychological impacts of collective trauma
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U.S. society appears to be experiencing the psychological impacts of a collective trauma in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results of a new survey by the American Psychological Association. Psychologists warn that a superficial characterization of life being “back to normal” is obscuring the post-traumatic effects on mental and physical health.

25-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Want to achieve your goals? Get angry
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While often perceived as a negative emotion, anger can also be a powerful motivator for people to achieve challenging goals in their lives, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

16-Oct-2023 3:05 PM EDT
‘I’d rather not know’: Why we choose ignorance
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When given the choice to learn how their actions will affect someone else, 40% of people will choose ignorance, often in order to have an excuse to act selfishly, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

2-Oct-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Female chess players may experience gender bias from parents, mentors
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Young female chess players often face gender bias both in the male-dominated chess world and among parents and mentors who believe girls have less potential to succeed in chess than boys, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

21-Sep-2023 12:00 PM EDT
Companies may benefit from transparency about racial diversity efforts
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Companies that reveal their struggles to increase racial diversity in their workforces are perceived as more trustworthy and committed to diversity than companies that remain silent, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

   
11-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Take the money now or later? Financial scarcity doesn’t lead to poor decision making
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When people feel that their resources are scarce – that they don’t have enough money or time to meet their needs – they often make decisions that favor short-term gains over long-term benefits. Because of that, researchers have argued that scarcity pushes people to make myopic, impulsive decisions.

Released: 7-Sep-2023 12:05 AM EDT
Worries about artificial intelligence, surveillance at work may be connected to poor mental health
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Employees’ concerns about the use of artificial intelligence and monitoring technologies in the workplace may be negatively related to their psychological well-being and lead them to feel less valued, according to a survey from the American Psychological Association.

17-Aug-2023 8:45 AM EDT
Formerly depressed patients continue to focus on negative
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People who have recovered from a major depressive episode, when compared with individuals who have never experienced one, tend to spend more time processing negative information and less time processing positive information, putting them at risk for a relapse, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

   
20-Jul-2023 12:20 PM EDT
Robot preachers get less respect, fewer donations
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As artificial intelligence expands across more professions, robot preachers and AI programs offer new means of sharing religious beliefs, but they may undermine credibility and reduce donations for religious groups that rely on them, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

   
Released: 13-Jul-2023 12:15 AM EDT
APA poll reveals toxic workplaces, other significant workplace mental health challenges
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A new survey from the American Psychological Association revealed that 19% of workers say their workplace is very or somewhat toxic, and those who reported a toxic workplace were more than three times as likely to have said they have experienced harm to their mental health at work than those who report a healthy workplace (52% vs. 15%).

Released: 5-Jul-2023 2:40 PM EDT
Journal highlights contributions of Black psychologists
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Despite historical strides and the important perspectives Black psychological researchers offer to their field, the contributions of Black psychologists have been left out of many foundational teachings in psychology, according to the journal American Psychologist.

22-Jun-2023 11:05 AM EDT
No simple answer for why people believe in conspiracy theories
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People can be prone to believe in conspiracy theories due to a combination of personality traits and motivations, including relying strongly on their intuition, feeling a sense of antagonism and superiority toward others, and perceiving threats in their environment, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

13-Jun-2023 9:00 AM EDT
High-quality child care contributes to later success in science, math
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Children who receive high-quality child care as babies, toddlers and preschoolers do better in science, technology, engineering and math through high school, and that link is stronger among children from low-income backgrounds, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

   
8-Jun-2023 11:30 AM EDT
Loneliness, insomnia linked to work with AI systems
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Employees who frequently interact with artificial intelligence systems are more likely to experience loneliness that can lead to insomnia and increased after-work drinking, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

1-Jun-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Children with attention, behavior problems earn less money, have less education, poorer health as adults
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Children who struggle with attention and behavior problems tend to end up earning less money, finish fewer years of school and have poorer mental and physical health as adults, compared with children who don’t show early attention and behavior problems, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

22-May-2023 1:00 PM EDT
Social stress, problem-solving deficits contribute to suicide risk for teen girls
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Teen girls who have greater difficulty effectively solving interpersonal problems when they experience social stress, and who experience more interpersonal stress in their lives, are at greater risk of suicidal behavior, suggests research published by the American Psychological Association.

8-May-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Therapy sessions benefit mothers, children in homeless shelter
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Short-term therapy sessions with parents and their children in homeless shelters could help improve parenting skills and reduce parental stress and children’s post-traumatic stress symptoms, according to a pilot study published by the American Psychological Association.

   
Released: 9-May-2023 12:15 AM EDT
APA panel issues recommendations for adolescent social media use
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A presidential panel of the American Psychological Association has issued recommendations for the use of social media by adolescents, noting that while these platforms can promote healthy socialization, their use should be preceded by training in social media literacy to ensure that youth have skills that will maximize the chances for balanced, safe and meaningful experiences.

10-Apr-2023 3:45 PM EDT
Some people may be attracted to others over minimal similarities
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We are often attracted to others with whom we share an interest, but that attraction may be based on an erroneous belief that such shared interests reflect a deeper and more fundamental similarity—we share an essence—according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

16-Mar-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Personality, satisfaction linked throughout adult lifespan
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Certain personality traits are associated with satisfaction in life, and despite the changes people may experience in social roles and responsibilities over the course of their adult lives, that association is stable regardless of age, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

6-Mar-2023 10:05 AM EST
Americans share fake news to fit in with social circles
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Both conservative and liberal Americans share fake news because they don’t want to be ostracized from their social circles, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

23-Feb-2023 11:05 AM EST
People save more money when their goals fit their personality traits
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People whose savings goals align well with their dominant personality traits are more likely to save money, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

17-Feb-2023 9:00 AM EST
Reducing social media use significantly improves body image in teens, young adults
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Teens and young adults who reduced their social media use by 50% for just a few weeks saw significant improvement in how they felt about both their weight and their overall appearance compared with peers who maintained consistent levels of social media use, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

26-Jan-2023 12:05 PM EST
Stereotyping veterans as heroes may limit their future careers
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While much of the American public venerates people who enlist in the military, constantly referring to all veterans as “heroes” may direct them into lower-paying careers associated with selflessness, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

17-Jan-2023 2:35 PM EST
Young chimpanzees and human teens share risk-taking behaviors
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Adolescent chimpanzees share some of the same risk-taking behaviors as human teens, but they may be less impulsive than their human counterparts, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. The study gets at age-old nature/nurture questions about why adolescents take more risks: because of environment or because of biological predispositions?

Released: 12-Jan-2023 2:55 PM EST
Politics seep into daily life, negatively affecting mental health
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The stress of following daily political news can negatively affect people’s mental health and well-being, but disengaging has ramifications, too, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

   
19-Dec-2022 1:30 PM EST
Male gender bias deters men from some career paths
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Men are less likely to seek careers in early education and some other fields traditionally associated with women because of male gender bias in those fields, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

5-Dec-2022 12:10 PM EST
Volatile pay for gig workers linked to health problems
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Gig workers, waiters, salespeople and others who rely on fluctuating income may be paying for wage volatility with their health, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

1-Dec-2022 11:00 AM EST
In negotiations, hoodwinking others has a cost, study finds
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Lying to another person to get the better of them in a financial negotiation might win you more money, but you are likely to end up feeling guilty and less satisfied with the deal than if you had been honest, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Released: 15-Nov-2022 9:00 AM EST
Increased need for mental health care strains capacity
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Demand for mental health treatment has continued to increase as many psychologists report no longer having the capacity to see new patients, according to a new survey by the American Psychological Association.

   
26-Oct-2022 4:25 PM EDT
Low Sense of Personal Control Increases People’s Affinity for Tighter, Rules-Based Culture
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People who feel a lack of personal control in their lives are more likely to prefer a culture that imposes order, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. These “tighter” cultures, in turn, perpetuate their existence by reducing individuals’ sense of personal control and increasing their sense of collective control.

Newswise: More than a quarter of U.S. adults say they're so stressed they can't function
Released: 19-Oct-2022 12:05 AM EDT
More than a quarter of U.S. adults say they're so stressed they can't function
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Americans are struggling with multiple external stressors that are out of their personal control, with 27% reporting that most days they are so stressed they cannot function, according to a poll conducted for the American Psychological Association.

13-Oct-2022 11:55 AM EDT
Statewide pandemic restrictions not related to psychological distress
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Despite concerns that stay-at-home orders and other government efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19 at the start of the pandemic would cause lasting harm to people’s mental health, research published by the American Psychological Association found that state restrictions in the first six months of the pandemic were not related to worse mental health.

5-Oct-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Robots in workplace contribute to burnout, job insecurity
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Working alongside robots may contribute to job burnout and workplace incivility, but self-affirmation techniques could help alleviate fears about being replaced by these machines, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

3-Oct-2022 12:05 PM EDT
When Endings Approach, People Choose the Familiar Over the Novel
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When people believe that a door is closing -- that they have a limited amount of time left to enjoy something, such as dining out or traveling -- they gravitate to the comfort of something familiar rather than the excitement of something new, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

22-Sep-2022 9:10 AM EDT
Anxiety during pregnancy can lead to earlier births, study finds
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Women who experience anxiety about their pregnancies give birth earlier on average than those who don’t, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

   
Released: 18-Aug-2022 3:30 PM EDT
Anti-Black Racism Linked to Lower Support for Some Gun Rights
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Racially resentful white Americans are less likely to support some gun rights if they believe Black people are exercising those rights more than white people, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

25-Jul-2022 6:05 PM EDT
Put Down Devices, Let Your Mind Wander, Study Suggests
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People consistently underestimate how much they would enjoy spending time alone with their own thoughts, without anything to distract them, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

13-Jul-2022 1:35 PM EDT
Cooperation Among Strangers Has Increased Since the 1950s
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Despite common concerns that the social fabric is fraying, cooperation among strangers has gradually increased in the U.S. since the 1950s, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Newswise: APA poll shows employees plan to seek workplaces with mental health supports
Released: 14-Jul-2022 12:05 AM EDT
APA poll shows employees plan to seek workplaces with mental health supports
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Eight in 10 U.S. workers say that how employers support their employees’ mental health will be an important consideration when they seek future job opportunities, while 71% believe their employer is more concerned about the mental health of employees now than in the past, according to a survey from the American Psychological Association.



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