emotion

A large new global study suggests that while having children may give you a slightly greater sense of purpose, it won't permanently increase your daily happiness. Instead, parents experience temporary spikes of joy.

Researchers just got one step closer to solving the age-old question: whether cats or dogs make better pets.

This study investigated the relationship between trait gratitude and mental health among Chinese college students, with a specific focus on the potential mediating mechanisms of the Tangping (lying flat) tendency and positive self-esteem. A cross-sectional survey was administered to 828 undergraduate students in China, utilizing the Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ-6), the Tangping Questionnaire, the …

IntroductionMusic listening is increasingly recognized not only as a form of entertainment but a complementary intervention for well-being. Its ability to promote relaxation and reduce arousal, particularly following stress, highlights its therapeutic potential. However, the differential effects of various types of music on emotional regulation in response to stress remain underexplored, limiting…

A new study from the University of Jyväskylä shows who is more likely to experience mixed emotions while listening to music – and that our relationship with music is more complex and nuanced than we might assume.

You might understandably think that pets always offer emotional support to their owners, but solid...

Every day, millions of people struggle with the fear of missing out. Yet far less attention has been given to those who experience the opposite feeling—the joy of intentionally disconnecting. This observation led me to an important question: What exactly is the Joy of Missing Out (JOMO)?

A long-running Australian cohort study found that personality traits generally matured from early to middle adulthood, with agreeableness and conscientiousness rising and extraversion, openness, and neuroticism declining. People with persistent common mental disorders showed the clearest decline in neuroticism by midlife, but they still had higher emotional instability than peers without persiste…

What really happens to your mind when you move in sync with others? The answer goes far beyond the physical.

Trichotillomania (TTM) and skin-picking disorder (SPD) are body-focused repetitive behavior disorders (BFRBDs) associated with deficits in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and experiential avoidance. Their differential relations to TTM, SPD, and their comorbidity, and relative importance in predicting BFRBD outcomes is unclear. Therefore, this study compared these constructs in adults (n =…

Psychology has long recognised shame as a powerful emotion linked to psychopathology, trauma and interpersonal relationships, however, one question has remained largely unexplored; what happens when shame is embedded within an entire social system rather than experienced only by an individual?

Intimate relationships awaken old wounds, fears, and emotional patterns. Learn to transform conflict into intimacy, growth, and love.

Have you ever read a novel and felt as if you had stepped through the pages into a fictional world? Perhaps you can almost taste the salt in the air when reading about the seaside, or you feel enchanted by the magical realm described in a fantasy book. When I need a mental diversion, I crave nothing more than to delve into fictional worlds and lose myself in the pages. That is one of the many rea…

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Consolation has disappeared from our emotional vocabulary. Here is why we stopped asking for it and what we lose when no one offers it.

Emotions represent essential resources in social work practice; however, difficulties in regulating them remain insufficiently explored, particularly in non-Western contexts. This study aimed to examine emotional labor (EL) strategies and difficulties in emotion regulation (DER) among social workers (SWs) in Jordan. A cross-sectional design was employed using a structured questionnaire administer…

ObjectivesGrounded in Self-Determination Theory, this study investigated the impact of openness to experience on both subjective and psychological well-being among college students, with a specific focus on the mediating mechanisms of art-related aesthetic perception and needs.MethodsA sample of 558 college students (Mage = 18.40, SD = 1.38) completed standardized assessments. Mediation modeling …

Not all acts of kindness bring the same happiness boost. Research suggests what types of good deeds truly lift our spirits.

The personality trait of perfectionism is linked to higher depression risk, a review of ten different studies finds. Perfectionists are often worried about making mistakes and tend to be highly self-critical. Feeling societal pressure to perform to a high standard, they often believe others are continually judging them. When perfectionists fail to meet their lofty standards, they tend to get depr…