Health Psychology

Night-Owl Teens Might Be Angrier

Night-Owl Teens Might Be Angrier

Psychologists that research people’s "chronotypes," or their propensities to go to bed at different times, have found that early and late risers tend to differ in a variety of ways. In many ...
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/ Anger, Developmental Psychology, Emotion-Affective Psychology, Health Psychology, Sleep, Teens
Lockdown Might Be Changing People's Sleep Patterns

Lockdown Might Be Changing People’s Sleep Patterns

If you feel like social distancing is keeping you awake at night, you could be right. A new survey of 1,310 adults in Italy during the country’s total lockdown points to a ...
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/ Behavioral Psychology, COVID, Health Psychology, Sleep
Study Shows Benefits of Dry January

Study Shows Benefits of Dry January

We’re only in May, but it’s never too late to start thinking about your New Year’s resolutions, right? After all, 2020 probably can’t be over soon enough! For those contemplating a January ...
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/ Alcohol, Behavioral Psychology, Health Psychology
COVID-19 Might Be Changing People's Intentions of Becoming Parents

COVID-19 Might Be Changing People’s Intentions of Becoming Parents

The new way of life brought about by the current pandemic has many people rethinking their long-term plans, and that may include reevaluating their desire to have children. According to a new ...
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/ Behavioral Psychology, COVID, Health Psychology, Parenting, Social Psychology
Jobs That Involve Dealing With New Information Might Help Brain Health

Jobs That Involve Dealing With New Information Might Help Brain Health

Do you have a job where you regularly find yourself having to take into account and adjust to new information? That can keep you on your toes, but it might also help ...
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/ Brain, Cognitive Psychology, Health Psychology, Performance Psychology, Work
The Mental Health Unknowns of COVID-19

The Mental Health Unknowns of COVID-19

For people around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has meant a major disruption to familiar ways of life. With changes being implemented rapid-fire in response to the immediate need to slow the ...
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/ Clinical Psychology, COVID, Health Psychology, Mental Health, Television
Five Hours of Sleep a Night Biases People Toward Negative Interpretations

Five Hours of Sleep a Night Biases People Toward Negative Interpretations

We all know that nothing good comes from cutting sleep out of your life. First, there are the cognitive effects. Sleep deprivation influences people’s performance in ways similar to alcohol consumption, which ...
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/ Behavioral Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Emotion-Affective Psychology, Health Psychology, Sleep
Is Exercise and a Nap the Magic Combination for Memory?

Is Exercise and a Nap the Magic Combination for Memory?

Working out and lying around snoozing might seem like activities that are opposites, but sleep and exercise have at least one thing in common: they can potentially boost memory. The cognitive benefits ...
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/ Cognitive Psychology, Exercise, Health Psychology, Memory, Sleep
Resources and Studies on the Psychological Impact of Coronavirus

Resources and Studies on the Psychological Impact of Coronavirus

It seems like one can’t check the headlines these days without some disconcerting bit of news about novel coronavirus, aka COVID-19, popping up. At least, that’s true in my hometown of San ...
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/ Clinical Psychology, COVID, Health Psychology, Stress & Trauma
Can Psychology Research Make Us Healthier Eaters?

Can Psychology Research Make Us Healthier Eaters?

Healthy diet isn’t just a topic for doctors and medical researchers. There’s a psychological component to the question of why people maintain knowingly maintain unhealthy eating habits, and what might prompt people ...
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/ Health Psychology