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Released: 20-Nov-2024 12:10 AM EST
APA Issues Recommendations for Teens Viewing Online Videos
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In response to the increasing volume and accessibility of video content for youth on streaming channels and various online platforms, the American Psychological Association has issued its first ever set of recommendations to help parents, policymakers and tech companies empower teens to manage their viewing habits.

8-Nov-2024 12:20 PM EST
Texting Abbreviations Makes Senders Seem Insincere, Study Finds
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If you want to seem sincere and receive more responses to your texts, spell out words instead of abbreviating them, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

28-Oct-2024 2:30 PM EDT
How COVID-19 Transformed Family Dinners
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While the lockdowns associated with COVID-19 pandemic led many families to eat more meals at home, they had an additional benefit: an increase in the quality of family time during those dinners, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Newswise: APA Poll: Future of Nation, Economy and Presidential Election Top U.S. Stressors
22-Oct-2024 12:00 AM EDT
APA Poll: Future of Nation, Economy and Presidential Election Top U.S. Stressors
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More than 7 in 10 adults said the future of the nation (77%) is a significant source of stress in their lives, with the economy (73%) and the 2024 U.S. presidential election (69%) following closely behind, according to the latest Stress in America™ survey released today by the American Psychological Association.

11-Oct-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Unpaid Caregiving Is Undervalued by Society
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Americans believe volunteering to help strangers contributes more to society than providing care for family or friends, even though they contribute billions of dollars’ worth of labor in unpaid caregiving every year, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

   
18-Sep-2024 7:05 PM EDT
People Prefer Working with Higher-Paid Colleagues
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When given the choice, people prefer to collaborate on work projects with higher-paid colleagues, but they want to hire subordinates with a lower pay history than theirs, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

16-Aug-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Swiping Through Online Videos Increases Boresom, Study Find
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Swiping through online videos to relieve boredom may actually make people more bored and less satisfied or engaged with the content, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

   
1-Aug-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Sometimes it hurts to think
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If somebody complains that it hurts to think, they may be onto something, as mental exertion appears to be associated with unpleasant feelings in many situations, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Released: 22-Jul-2024 3:05 PM EDT
APA journal addresses racism in psychology
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As a discipline, psychology prides itself on helping people improve their lives. However, the field of psychology has had a long history of committing harm against people of color, and psychologists must work to dismantle racism within the field, according to a special issue of the American Psychological Association’s journal American Psychologist.

8-Jul-2024 6:05 PM EDT
Narcissism decreases with age, study finds
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People tend to become less narcissistic as they age from childhood through older adulthood, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association. However, differences among individuals remain stable over time -- people who are more narcissistic than their peers as children tend to remain that way as adults, the study found.

Released: 13-Jun-2024 12:05 AM EDT
APA poll finds younger workers feel stressed, lonely and undervalued
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Younger workers are struggling with feelings of loneliness and a lack of appreciation at work and tend to feel more comfortable working with people their own age, according to a survey by the American Psychological Association.

6-Jun-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Benefits of failure are overrated
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The platitude that failure leads to success may be both inaccurate and damaging to society, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

23-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Violence, aggression against educators grew post-pandemic
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While threats and violence against pre-K to 12th-grade teachers and other school personnel in the United States declined during the pandemic, after the restrictions were lifted, incidents rebounded to levels equal to or exceeding those prior to the pandemic, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

14-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Why do we overindulge?
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If you tend to do other things or get distracted while eating dinner, you may be running the risk of over-consuming everyday pleasures later, possibly because the distraction caused you to enjoy yourself less, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

9-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Getting out of the political echo chamber
American Psychological Association (APA)

Civilized political debates may seem increasingly out of reach as democracies across the world face rising polarization, but people still want to discuss issues with people they disagree with – especially those who present themselves as balanced and willing to seek solutions that work for everyone or open to learning new information, according to two studies published by the American Psychological Association.

18-Apr-2024 8:05 AM EDT
PEOPLE THINK ‘OLD AGE’ STARTS LATER THAN IT USED TO, STUDY FINDS
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Press release from the American Psychological Association on research published in Psychology and Aging.

17-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
People think 'old age' starts later than it used to, study finds
American Psychological Association (APA)

Middle-aged and older adults believe that old age begins later in life than their peers did decades ago, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association.

8-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
People who use willpower alone to achieve goals, resist temptation, deemed more trustworthy
American Psychological Association (APA)

People who use willpower to overcome temptations and achieve their goals are perceived as more trustworthy than those who use strategies that involve external incentives or deterrents – such as swear jars or internet-blocking apps – according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

13-Mar-2024 11:30 AM EDT
Middle-aged Americans lonelier than European counterparts
American Psychological Association (APA)

Middle-aged adults in the U.S. tend to report significantly higher levels of loneliness than their European counterparts, possibly due in part to weaker family ties and greater income inequality, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

   
20-Feb-2024 4:05 PM EST
Living in violent neighborhoods affects children's brain development
American Psychological Association (APA)

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.



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