social-psychology

Children whose mothers experienced high levels of stress during pregnancy and shortly after birth may face lasting challenges with social communication. A new analysis tracks how early adversity shapes distinct social skills from childhood through late adolescence.

Is the use of parental power bad when raising children? Does it show disrespect for the child?

You love your partner, and they are occasionally supportive, but as soon as you open up about a hardship, they counter it with their own troubles.

A new study reveals a troubling pattern in young relationships: women are more likely to face intimate partner violence during the exact weeks their partners are cheating on them, often leading to a breakup.

Kini Saxena, B.Com. LL.B. (H), LLM (Family Law), PhD (Pursuing), Shobhit University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh ABSTRACT Marriage is idealized as a sacred union between two parties wherein mutual respect, companionship and mutual consent can become a site of coercion, trauma and disrespect if the sexual autonomy is violated by the husband. The notion of sexual consent within marriage is not respected …

IntroductionMental health help-seeking intentions are associated with individual, social, and contextual factors, yet cross-national research comparing Western and East Asian populations remains limited, and few studies have evaluated whether cultural variables contribute explanatory value beyond established predictors.MethodsA quantitative cross-sectional survey was administered to 304 universit…

Parental phubbing, a growing phenomenon in the digital era, has raised concerns about its impact on young children’s development. However, little is known about how parental phubbing influences preschool children’s social–emotional competence and the underlying family mechanisms. Drawing on social learning theory, attachment theory, and family systems theory, this study examines the mediating rol…

john a. powell considers how the othering of one group can serve as a way to solidify membership in another group.

People on the asexual spectrum are often viewed as lacking emotional depth. A recent study suggests this prejudice stems from rigid societal expectations around sex and romance, with those defying romantic norms facing the harshest social judgments.

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Psychology doctoral student Caroline Toth looks at how adolescents’ social media use is associated with the structure of their in-person friendship networks.

Some ‘digital native’ children are more responsible online than others, but there are big variations between countries.

People tend not to think that their own emotions could simply be wrong. But research shows that people excessively dislike others who disagree with them.

Understanding how employees rationalize questionable decisions can help leaders create more ethical workplace cultures.

Most explanations say discrimination is driven by differences between groups – but random individual differences may also play a role.