Current reporting, research and professional developments across Psychology, curated for psychologists and behavioral-health professionals.
Depressive symptoms during and after pregnancy are a major concern in perinatal mental health, with implications for both mother and child. Digital cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a scalable and accessible…
Universities are dynamic ecosystems in which fostering a sense of belonging and promoting studentsâ well-being can be particularly challenging. In an era marked by increasing anxiety and social isolation, a key…
Anxiety disorders are prevalent worldwide, yet access to evidence-based interventions remains limited. Digital worry-log interventions are scalable, but unguided use may limit engagement and efficacy, while…
Ideological self-placement often functions as a heuristic in public discourse to infer individualsâ deeper values and issue positions. However, research suggests that the relationship among ideological self-placement…
Rural micro-vacations are expanding in China, yet their behavioral mechanisms remain insufficiently specified. This study advances a framework linking motivation, cognition, and intention that integrates pushâpull…
Posted August 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader For those true crime fans, or those simply following current trials in the national news, you have no doubt heard about accused murderer Lindsay Clancy. The parties do…
Updated August 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Relationships are not shaped only by the love we feel. They are also shaped by the way we respond when love becomes difficult, when we feel hurt, criticized, rejected…
Posted August 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Meta released a commercial this summer telling us it believes in people. "Some people will have you believe AI will make us less connected," the narrator says. "We…
It began decades ago when a woman in her first year of law school wandered into a guest lecture about a newly emerging field called employment law. It wasn’t labor law, and it wasn’t wage‑and‑hour law; it was something…
Posted August 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch Sometimes I'm driving down a highway when I pass a single farmhouse standing by itself, miles from another building, its porch light already glowing though the sun hasn't…
Updated August 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch A few weeks ago, I described what happens inside the brain when cannabis is used every day. Daily use does not simply produce a series of separate episodes of…
Updated August 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley The reunion of Odysseus and Argos occupies barely 40 lines, yet it is one of the most moving episodes in Homer’s Odyssey. After 20 years away, Odysseus returns to…
Posted August 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley You may have a persistent negative voice in your mind, especially when you’re doing something new, make a mistake, or feel anxious and uncertain. This Inner Critic says…
Posted August 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Bonnie came to me with two dreams from two consecutive nights. Although the dreams seemed unrelated, our analysis showed why they stayed together in her mind: The second…
Posted August 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Life with a challenging boy is, well, challenging. You tell your son to get dressed for school, and 10 minutes later, you find him still in his pajamas, watching…
There is a surprising connection between how parents handle bad behaviour and how often kids lie.
Posted August 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk This is less of a movie review and more of a lens through which to view your own personal odyssey. Because you are on an odyssey of your own; we all are. Maybe you are…
Posted August 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk If I were to ask a couple in my office (or even a friend) what trust means, I would probably get some version of the same answer: No cheating, no lying, no secrets, and…
Posted August 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk Co-authored by Hannah Feeney, Jessica Murphy, Kodie Curran, and Michael Hogan. It is 9.30 p.m., and you are a student teacher tasked with developing a lesson plan…
Posted August 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk Note: This post is about everyday unfairnesses every child experiences, and not the harm caused by racism, sexism, or similar biases that should be handled differently…
Posted August 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk Parents tell me this all the time, usually with panic and a little betrayal in their voice: "I finally changed how I respond, and it got worse." Early in my career, when…
Posted August 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk I am increasingly concerned about how labels are being weaponized and the polarizing effects they are having on us. Let’s take a look at how labels can influence us. A…
Posted August 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk It was my first day as a Ph.D. student—and my first day, ever, of teaching. I had prepared the lecture carefully, printed handouts, and rehearsed my opening lines. As I…
People often confuse emotional regulation with temperament, which is your natural, inborn style for how you approach or react to the world ...
Posted August 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan At a social event a few years ago, I met a fellow who, as we got to know each other, mentioned that he had been in therapy for a couple of years. He felt his wife had…
Posted August 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch There is a particular kind of family that, from the outside, appears intact and perfect. Both parents are present. Routines are maintained. The children go to school…
Updated August 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch Co-authored by Aimee Frazier and Glenn Sevier Artificial intelligence may become the most significant source of psychological information the world has ever known. As…
India, Aug. 6 -- Psychology offers fascinating insights into why people think, feel, and behave the way they do. From groundbreaking research on decision-making and motivation to books that explain ...
Society and law enforcement face increasingly and frequently interlinked challenges in the modern world. As rates of societal change increase, so does the operational tempo of police work (Sharps, 2022, 2024). Even…
A psychologist explains why dark political humor doesn’t prove young people are nihilistic, but rather reveals what happens when moral seriousness no longer feels credible.
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