Swearing is often inappropriate but it can also be evidence that someone is telling you their honest opinion. Just as they aren't filtering their language to be more palatable, they're also not filtering their views. Image Credit: Flickr/thinkpublic
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Children don't have to completely disengage with superhero culture, but parents should foster a wide variety of interests and talk to their kids about media influences, according to new research from BYU. Credit: Jaren Wilkey/BYU Photo
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When we feel ostracised, we're more likely to behave aggressively. Previous research suggests that vengeance on those who we think have wronged us can be driven by a sense of justice, and may activate neural reward centres. But being...
Compared with the total time spent on social media, use of multiple platforms is more strongly associated with depression and anxiety among young adults.Credit: Flickr/Nan Palmero
Compared with the total time spent on social media, use of multiple platforms is...
Older people who help and support others live longer, a new study says. Image credit: Flickr/Michael Wacker Follow
Older people who help and support others live longer. These are the findings of a study published in the journal Evolution and...
A new study shows that poor kids grow up to have a host of physical problems as adults. Image credit: Flickr/John Christian Fjellestad
A large and growing body of research shows that poor kids grow up to have a host...
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Android users are more honest than iPhone users say psychologists, in a study published this week which is the first to find a link between personality and smartphone type.
Four out of five UK adults now have...
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Ioannis Evangelidis and coauthors, through five lab experiments, find that perceived goal conflict in everyday life causes anxiety and stress, which leads to feel pressed for time. Making us impatient and willing to pay to save...
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Price of food even influences what health issues we worry about
Consumers believe healthy food must be more expensive than cheap eats and that higher-priced food is healthier - even when there is no supporting evidence, according to...
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A new report to be published on IZA World of Labor finds that a rise in workers' happiness leads to an increase in productivity; and companies would profit from investment in their employees' well-being, following research by the...
What's in a tweet? From gender to education, the words used on social media carry impressions to others. Using publicly available tweets, social psychologists and computer scientists from the University of Pennsylvania Positive Psychology Center, Germany, and Australia are...
