In a scary movie, ominous music playing is a cue to viewers that something bad is about to happen. But new research from University College London reveals that men and women anticipate negative events differently, which effects how these events will be remembered. In a study that was published in
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Previous studies have already suggested that an expectant mother’s mental health can affect her child’s physical and emotional well-being. But University of Montreal researchers found that mothers who are depressed can have an impact on their children outside the womb as well. In a study recently published in the Proceedings of the
A soon-to-be released study in Psychological Science suggests that the self-pride found among the residents of certain countries is not necessarily a cultural difference but actually relates to economic inequality within countries. According to a release from the Association for Psychological Science, the differences in “self-enhancement” were originally thought to be
It has typically been thought that boys and men generally don’t like to talk about their problems out of embarrassment or fear that they’ll be considered weak. But researchers at the University of Missouri say the real reason is because males typically think talking about problems is a waste of
Surfing the web at work is typically viewed as bad practice, but a recent article in The Wall Street Journal reports that taking a break to browse the Internet may actually help employees increase productivity levels. In a newly released study, researchers put 96 undergraduate management students into three groups
Adolescents who are happy are less likely to get involved with crime or do drugs, according to the findings of researchers from the University of California, Davis. The study analyzed data from 15,000 seventh- to ninth-graders from the 1995 and 1996 National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health during 1995 and 1996.
Recent anti-smoking campaigns have increasingly turned to shocking ads and disturbing pictures to steer people away from cigarettes, but research from the University of Missouri suggests that this tactic might actually backfire. Researchers showed 49 participants different anti-smoking public service announcements, some of which had “threatening and disgusting” images in
A recent University of Washington study found that some working moms who try to do it all are also juggling depression. Researcher Katrina Leupp surveyed 1,600 40-year-old married women who were either stay-at-home moms or working mothers. She found that the working mothers who adopted the “Supermom” mindset were more likely
As tough economic times have made working more than 50 hours a week more commonplace, a study by Indiana University (IU) researchers discovered that overworking benefits men more than women. In analyzing data from the U.S Census Bureau, researchers found that the trend of overworking is partially responsible for inequity
For individuals struggling with depression, staying positive is a life-long battle that only seems to get more difficult with each relapse. A new study in Biological Psychiatry found that the way negative thoughts are managed can actually predict a person’s likelihood of a relapse. Researchers found that people with depression