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·March 18, 2018·3 min read

Your Gender May Affect How You Perceive a Woman’s Anxiety in STEM

A new study reports males are more likely to attribute anxiety amongst women in STEM classes to being ill prepared for study, while women attribute anxiety to external factors, including gender bias and negative stereotyping.

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·July 7, 2017·4 min read

Your Hands May Reveal the Struggle to Maintain Self Control

A new study reports your hands could reveal whether you are disciplined or lack self control before a physical decision is made. The findings could shed new light on how our cognitive processes unfold to allow us to resist temptation.

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·April 25, 2023·5 min read

Your Happiness Is Not Just About Your Personality; It’s Also Affected by Circumstances

Objective circumstances and behaviors like wealth and health affect happiness as much as subjective psychological traits, according to a recent study. Researchers found that surveys of happiness and life satisfaction overstate the importance of psychological traits because they are measured similarly, and a methodological change — simply asking someone how they're doing — enables a fairer comparison.

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·August 22, 2020·5 min read

Your In-Laws’ History of Drinking Problems Could Lead to Alcohol Issues of Your Own

Study reveals a previously unrecognized family connection to alcohol use disorder, the drinking habits of a person's in-laws. People married to those who experienced parental alcohol misuse as a child are more likely to develop an addiction to alcohol, even if the spouse has no history of a personal battle with alcohol use.

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·April 14, 2022·6 min read

Your Mental Health May Impact Your Chances of Breakthrough COVID

Vaccinated people with a history of mental health disorders including bipolar disorder, psychosis, and anxiety, have a 24% increased risk of contracting COVID-19, a new study reports.

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·December 12, 2017·4 min read

Your Mood Depends on the Food You Eat, and What You Should Eat Changes as You Age

Binghampton researchers report on how the foods we eat can affect our mental well being, and how our dietary needs change as we age.

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·December 13, 2021·4 min read

Your Perception of Self Becomes Blurrier Over Time

Self-perception becomes blurrier over time, the further away you get from the present, researchers report.

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·April 10, 2023·5 min read

Your Political Rivals Aren’t as Bad as You Think: Here’s How Misunderstandings Amplify Hostility

Researchers investigate why people tend to dislike others based on their political affiliations and why we believe our emotions when it comes to politics are never wrong.

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·May 30, 2017·3 min read

Your Sex Life is Only as Old as You Feel

According to researchers, the closer you feel to your chronological age, the less likely you are to be satisfied with your love life.

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·September 27, 2024·4 min read

Your Smile Reveals More About Your Personality Than You Think

Research shows that the way you smile in a photograph can reveal key personality traits like warmth, trustworthiness, and conscientiousness. Social psychologists found that people with a Duchenne Smile, which involves both mouth and eye muscles, are perceived more accurately than those with neutral expressions.

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·July 17, 2019·4 min read

Your spending data may reveal aspects of your personality

What you spend your money on may reveal a lot about your personality type. Those who are more open to new experiences spend more on flights and travel, while extraverts spend more on eating out. People with higher levels of neuroticism spend less on home loan repayments. Those who are more agreeable donate more to charity.