A recent CDC study ranks Kentuckians as experiencing the highest rate of frequent emotional distress in the country - a surprise to many. Psychologist C. Nathan DeWall of the University of Kentucky sheds some light on what is stressing out the citizens of the Bluegrass state.
The record number of soldier suicides in 2009 is most likely due to the redeployment of soldiers with psychiatric illnesses and a small army fighting a long war, according to a Texas Tech University expert on suicide.
In Rwanda, many orphaned or abandoned children live in "child-headed households," without little or no support from adults. These children display a range of positive coping strategies and resilient characteristics to survive and sometimes thrive.
For girls in Sierra Leone who were associated with armed groups during that country's long civil war, a new study identifies culture-specific indicators of successful reintegration into society.
The results showed that feeling good encouraged the volunteers to explore values that are inconsistent with their cultural norms. The researchers surmise that positive feelings may send a signal that it's safe to broaden one's view of the world and to explore novel notions of one's self.
The results of a new study show that simply imagining a posture may have effects that are similar to actually assuming the pose, suggesting that our "peripersonal space" (the space around our body) can be extended into a space where an imagined posture would take us.
National child crime expert David Finkelhor, director of the University of New Hampshire Crimes against Children Research Center and professor of sociology, is available to discuss the alleged sexual assault and murder of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu of Tracy, California.
Stephanie C. Kane, associate professor in Indiana University's Department of Criminal Justice and an expert on port security, discusses piracy, poverty and global trade in the wake of Sunday's dramatic rescue of an American ship captain held hostage by pirates off the coast of Somalia.
A Mississippi State University professor of classics describes results from his most recent survey of words viewed as pretty and ugly. Professor Robert Wolverton examines results of the survey, including the types of words identified and why.
Chris E. Stout, a clinical psychologist and professor at the College of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has studied the impact of globalization on people's lives. Throughout a 20-year career, Dr. Stout has focused on the interconnectedness of global matters, such as conflict, war, global health and poverty. As the challenges of globalization become more pressing, Dr. Stout addresses how psychology can help combat poverty and create a more sustainable world.
The University of New Hampshire will host a public forum and celebrate the opening of the Betty and Barney Hill Collection exhibition Friday, April 17, 2009. The forum and exhibition highlight the couple's reported alien abduction in 1961 in New Hampshire's White Mountains, which propelled them into the international spotlight in 1965.
William L. Yarber, senior director of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention at Indiana University, said a new federally funded media campaign designed to raise public awareness about HIV/AIDS is necessary and welcomed. He said the public's concern about HIV/AIDS has been lessening, particularly in rural areas, where denial is pervasive.
A new UAB study shows that happy consumers are likely to overlook their suspicions or concerns related to sales people's product pitches. Thomas DeCarlo, Ph.D., the Ben S. Weil Chair of Industrial Distribution at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Business, conducted the study with Michael Barone, Ph.D., from the University of Louisville.
Exerting self-control is exhausting. What about thinking of other people exerting self-control? A new study in Psychological Science suggests that our own self-control can be worn out simply by mentally simulating another person acting with self-control.
Building on the past success of the Maker's Mark/Keeneland charitable bottle series that supports projects at the University of Kentucky, Maker's Mark and Keeneland are continuing the program with the celebration of UK football coach Rich Brooks, whose likeness will be featured on the bottle label. This year, the coach joins forces with UK Symphony Orchestra, Maker's Mark and Keeneland to raise money for a unique extension program highlighting the performing arts for elementary schoolchildren.
This study suggests that stress exaggerates the reflection effect; while exposed to stress volunteers were more conservative when choosing between potentially positive outcomes and were riskier when choosing between gambles that could result in a loss, compared to volunteers who were not stressed.
To mark Child Abuse Prevention Month, APA spoke with Dr. Melton about the success of his community program and why it is working so well.
Churches with predominantly black congregations are thriving in urban and suburban areas, and the most successful churches employ a variety of sophisticated marketing and programming strategies to draw members, a new study by Vanderbilt University researcher Sandra Barnes finds. The research offers insights into what successful black churches have in common today, when parishioners have more choices and expect more from their churches than they have in the past.
Texas Tech University researchers put Turnitin and SafeAssign to the test.
Ten years after the horrific massacre at Columbine High School sharpened the nation's views on youth violence, Binghamton University researcher Mary Muscari sees cause for optimism "” and for deep concern "” about the way adolescents are growing up in America.
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