Personality News

Nature’s Balm Factors Into City Folks’ Well-Being

April 23rd, 2013
Nature's Balm Factors Into City Folks' Well-Being Abundant parks and gardens seem to enhance the mental health and contentment of ubanites, according to a new study. Researchers found those in an urban area ...

Vulnerability to Stress May Up Risk of Heart Disease

April 19th, 2013
Vulnerability to Stress May Up Risk of Heart DiseaseA large population study from Denmark suggests that people deemed to be "mentally vulnerable" to stress have increased risk for the development of ...

Add to Roommate Issues: Their Depression May Be Catching

April 19th, 2013
Add to Roommate Issues: Their Depression May Be CatchingProvocative new research now suggests that a particular style of thinking that makes people vulnerable to depression can influence others, increasing their symptoms of ...

What Common Drug May Aid Memory for Autistic Kids?

April 17th, 2013
What Common Drug May Aid Memory for Autistic Kids?A new study by University of Missouri investigators discovers that propranolol (Inderal), a drug commonly used to treat ...

The Future’s So Bright, If You Ignore Darker Possibilities

April 16th, 2013
The Future's So Bright, If You Ignore Darker PossibilitiesA new psychological study posits that people believe they will be happy in the future because they discount the possibility that bad things ...

Effective Therapies for PTSD Underutilized

April 15th, 2013
Effective Therapies for PTSD UnderutilizedNew clinical research suggests most people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) fail to receive evidence-based psychotherapy interventions. Experts report that PTSD affects nearly ...

Power Can Overcome Negative Stereotypes

April 11th, 2013
Power Can Overcome Negative Stereotypes New research suggests that feeling powerful might protect an individual from the harmful effects of negative stereotypes. Social psychologists from the University of Indiana studied the ...

Adaptable Leadership Traits May be Hard-Wired

April 11th, 2013
Adaptable Leadership Traits May be Hard-Wired  A study of U.S. Army officers suggests that effective leaders' brains may be physically "wired" to lead, a discovery that could improve ...

Anxiety, Alcohol Linked with College Students’ Emotional Ties to Facebook

April 11th, 2013
Anxiety, Alcohol Linked with College Students' Emotional Ties to FacebookThe dramatic success of Facebook has led researchers to study how emotionally involved Facebook users become with the social networking ...

Brain’s Filing System Helps to Optimize Everyday Activities

April 11th, 2013
Brains Filing System Helps to Optimize Everyday ActivitiesNew research investigates the manner in which the brain sorts out priorities and keeps processes organized. For example, your brain knows it's time to cook ...