behavioral-science

Strategies that may be helpful for parents and mental health professionals to consider when approaching the topic of social media use with youth.

A new study suggests that when teenage daughters use humor during conversations about sex, they tend to experience better sexual well-being. However, a mother's use of humor is actually associated with her daughter being less willing to open up.

BackgroundCyberbullying (CYB) is an increasing problem, especially among young people, requiring new ways to measure this construct. Currently, there are gaps in the development of a scale to validate the identification of CYB. Therefore, this study aimed to develop and validate the Scale of Cyberbullying and Online Aggressive Conduct (SCOAC), considering a sample of 642 adolescents (11–17 years …

Most parents try hard. But effort alone doesn't protect kids from anxiety, shutdowns, or emotional overload. These three essentials do.

BackgroundA sense of belonging is widely recognized as a fundamental human need and a key factor in psychological adjustment, particularly during adolescence and emerging adulthood. With the rapid development of digital media, online interest-based communities, such as anime, comic, and game (ACG) communities, have become important social environments where young individuals engage in social inte…

Having a brother or sister with mental illness (MI) has a profound effect on well-siblings’ health, quality of life, and relationships, and there is relatively little knowledge about their needs for information and support. The article presents a qualitative meta-analysis examining the lived experience of well-siblings of persons with MI. We explored the EBSCOHost, EMBASE, Scopus, and the Web of …

Researchers from UC San Diego have found that microdosing -- taking very small amounts of psychoactive substances -- is more common among U.S. adults than previously recognized, with cannabis leading by a wide margin.

Why is it that after the discovery of an affair, feeling better takes so long? Find out why it is hard to get any traction when healing from infidelity.

When you confront your worst fear, it usually goes away and becomes less intimidating.

A new psychological study finds that people with high levels of psychopathy and Machiavellianism are more likely to approach romance with hostility and use coercive tactics in the bedroom.

This study aimed to investigate the stress experienced by trainees of the Coast Guard Non-Officers’ Course (CGNOC) in relation to stress perceived level, common causes of stress and coping strategies used. The goal was to provide evidence-based recommendations to improve trainee wellness, performance, and operational readiness. This means that a mixed-methods approach was necessary to make sense …

A researcher from the University of Kansas has led a large-scale study of university undergraduates to better understand how psychological conditions such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and eating disorders are connected.

Psychologist, Jeremy Dean, PhD is the founder and author of PsyBlog. He holds a doctorate in psychology from University College London and two other advanced degrees in psychology. He has been writing about scientific research on PsyBlog since 2004. View all posts by Dr Jeremy Dean

New research from the University of Illinois Chicago shows that kids who participate in Big Brothers Big Sisters, the oldest and largest such program in the United States, are less likely to engage in violent behavior or substance use than those who don't.

Emergency departments are failing Australians with psychosocial disability, as new research from Adelaide University reveals that the very system designed to help, is instead retraumatising vulnerable patients in crisis.

When one partner manages the mental load and the other waits for direction, resentment builds. Here’s why “just tell me what to do” damages connection—and what to do instead.

As young men pursue radical methods of “looksmaxxing,” young women are discovering a world of YouTube and TikTok videos that promise glow-ups through ASMR affirmations.

The conflict interference effect, exemplified by the Stroop effect, serves as a key indicator for studying conflict processing and cognitive control and is typically categorized into two conflict components within conflict classification theories. Perceptual conflict is constrained by task settings in typical paradigms, making precise detection challenging. This article reviews the literature on …