3+ week, 2+ day ago   (518+ words) Past research linking humor to personality mostly focused on standard traits, like extraversion or agreeableness. The authors of this new research wanted to explore how these eight specific comic styles align with a wider range of personality disorder traits. The…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (246+ words) A hookup was defined as a casual sexual encounter without expressed expectations for a relationship, which can occur between strangers or acquaintances. A booty call was defined as communication specifically intended to initiate sexual activity between people who do not…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (640+ words) For decades, psychologists have debated what makes some people thrive while others struggle. One popular idea is emotional intelligence, a concept that rapidly gained public attention in the 1990s. Broadly speaking, the term refers to how well a person navigates their…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (283+ words) PsyPost Pickleball participation was associated with greater happiness, life satisfaction, social integration and lower depression, while padel was more closely studied in relation to confidence, anxiety and mental fatigue, according to a systematic review published in Frontiers in Psychology Physical…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (691+ words) Artificial intelligence companions that mimic emotional intelligence can improve a user’s personal mental health but may simultaneously damage their real-world relationships. These divergent effects become even stronger when users interact with chatbots through augmented reality features rather than basic text....

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (219+ words) “MDMA is often discussed together with psychedelics, but its subjective effects are different,” explained lead author Tijmen Bostoen, a psychiatrist and researcher at ARQ Centrum ’45 and a doctoral candidate at Leiden University Medical Center. “Until now, it was unclear whether…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (505+ words) New research provides evidence that stimulating the vagus nerve in mice not only improves long-term learning but also triggers rhythmic changes in brain blood flow. The findings, published in iScience, suggest that the benefits of nerve stimulation may rely partly…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (601+ words) common among men. Problematic porn use is a complex issue and is influenced by various factors. These include...emotional support are more at risk of developing this issue. People can experience problematic porn use in...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (292+ words) PsyPost An unusual psychedelic compound found in the plant Salvia divinorum has shown potentially useful effects against pain, addiction, and stroke in animal experiments, although side effects remain a major barrier The systematic review was published in the journal Translational…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (631+ words) PsyPost...