behavioral-science

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Published online: 05 September 2026; doi:10.1057/s41599-026-08661-3 Robot risk awareness, zero-sum beliefs, and hotel frontline employee’s self-objectification: the moderating roles of psychological safety and gender

A new study in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology reveals that jokes, memes, and punchlines are significantly funnier when they are easy to process. This cognitive fluency helps our brains quickly make sense of unexpected humour.

Researchers have identified a specific brain circuit that drives increased alcohol intake following social isolation. The findings provide a biological mechanism for how a negative social environment changes what the brain treats as a valuable reward.

Parents strive to support their children's physical and mental well-being, whether it's constant cross-town drives...

Performance psychiatry isn't just for pro athletes. This five-step method can help executives handle presentation anxiety.

Clinical intervention stopped the crisis, and positive psychology interventions led to a full recovery—proof that healing the body isn’t complete without healing the mind.

The purpose of this study was to examine the responses of the employees of Al-Musayyib Technical Institute/Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University on the effect of digital administrative communications outside working hours towards job burnout and the mediation role of technology stress variables and the moderating role of organizational support. Data collection was done by descriptive-analytical …

This study examined the relationships among smartphone use, sleep duration, academic stress, and self-reported focus and memory among high school students. A total of 100 students (ages 13–22; M = 16.4 years) completed an anonymous online survey assessing daily phone screen time, frequency of phone checking during study sessions, sleep habits, perceived academic pressure, and cognitive outcomes i…

Natural-water swims were recalled more positively than open-air pool visits, with autonomy and competence accounting for the difference. The cross-sectional survey cannot show that the setting caused the lift.

A small outdoor experiment found lower average blood-pressure measurements while people viewed pool water. Its design removes ocean spray, but not every contextual difference between the three scenes.