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SPECIAL FOCUS: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF POLITICS

Narcissism Linked to Voter Turnout, Political Activity

Say what you will about narcissists, but at least they turn out to do their civic ...
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Behavioral Psychology, Narcissism, Politics

Feelings of High Socioeconomic Status Can Lead People to Confuse Opinions and Reality

It’s sometimes said that wisdom is about knowing what you don’t know. If that’s the case, ...
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Cognitive Psychology, Politics

The Demographics of Humor

Humor is a funny thing. Different people use it in different ways. I’ve touched on this ...
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Behavioral Psychology, Humor, Politics, Positive Psychology,

When Are Rich People More Entitled?

When a person has more of something, there’s always the risk that they’ll decide the reason ...
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NEED A LITTLE HAPPINESS AND JOY?

Good Sex and Good Friendships Make People Happier With Being Single

If you’re single, you’re certainly not alone. The US is in the middle of an ongoing ...
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Clinical Psychology, Happiness, Relationships, Sex

Optimists Sleep Better at Night

Do you ever wake up in the night and worry about what the future might hold? ...
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Health Psychology, optimism, Sleep

Happiness Is Possible With a History of Anxiety

Mental health conditions like anxiety can interfere in almost any aspect of people’s lives, with real ...
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Anxiety, Clinical Psychology, Happiness, Positive Psychology

Why Caring Too Much About Power Leads to Unhappiness

Some things in life, like building genuine connections with other people or having a job you ...
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Clinical Psychology, Depression, Happiness, Positive Psychology

COVID AND ITS LONG TERM IMPACT

Post-Traumatic Growth: An Introduction

We know that psychological trauma exists and that it can have devastating effects on individuals, families, ...
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Anxiety, Clinical Psychology, COVID, Positive Psychology, Post-Traumatic Growth, PTSD, Stress & Trauma, Treatment

The Mental Health Unknowns of COVID-19

For people around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has meant a major disruption to familiar ways ...
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Clinical Psychology, COVID, Health Psychology, Mental Health, Television

The Most and Least Enjoyable Daily Activities During Quarantine

Finding activities that bring positive emotions into your life has always been important, but it gained ...
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Behavioral Psychology, COVID, Health Psychology

How to Enforce Social Distancing? Your Answer Might Depend on Who’s Breaking the Rules

An ethical question raised by the pandemic is what to do about people who don’t take ...
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Behavioral Psychology, COVID, Health Psychology

SOCIAL MEDIA: GOOD OR EVIL?

Doomscrolling: The Ultimate Negative Flow State

First, A Little Psychology I've written before about social media use and how it can be ...
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Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Cyber Psychology, Flow,

Is Social Media Reflecting Our Pathology or Adding to It?

Social Media and Mental Health Social media has become an open forum for discussing and sharing ...
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Clinical Psychology, Cyber Psychology, Mental Health, ,

Social Media Use is Related to Both Ill-Being and Well-Being

Social media use and mental health seems to have a love/hate relationship. Brailovskaia and Margraf (2016) ...
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Anxiety, Clinical Psychology, Cyber Psychology, Depression, ,

Social Media and Self-Esteem

A recent article published in Science Direct looked at the association between social media use and ...
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Cyber Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Positive Psychology, , , well-being

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