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Self-esteem provides no buffer against the stigma of commercial sex work
21+ hour, 1+ min ago (613+ words) PsyPost...
Plant-based compounds in berries and tea may help delay brain aging
21+ hour, 1+ min ago (660+ words) Eric is the founder, publisher, and editor of PsyPost, a science news publication dedicated to accurate, evidence-based reporting on psychology and neuroscience. Over a career spanning more than 15 years in science journalism, he has interviewed leading researchers from institutions around…...
Anxiety and feelings of entrapment may connect psychotic distress to suicidal ideation
21+ hour, 2+ min ago (791+ words) If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 (or 800-273-8255) or visit the NSPL site. For decades, psychiatric diagnostics focused heavily on the physical severity of…...
How you walk when you are happy or sad is linked to your daily fitness and diet
21+ hour, 5+ min ago (750+ words) Walking is an ideal way to study this mind-body connection because it relies on automatic movement processes but remains sensitive to momentary feelings. Scientists can break down walking into different categories. Some categories involve spatial features, such as the physical…...
People with elevated ADHD traits miss out on an automatic learning advantage, study finds
21+ hour, 6+ min ago (810+ words) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, commonly known as ADHD, is frequently characterized by difficulties with goal-directed behavior. A key component of this behavioral struggle is response inhibition. Response inhibition is the psychological ability to stop an inappropriate action once a person…...
Aphantasia is linked to specific face recognition deficits, but matching skills remain intact
21+ hour, 6+ min ago (1209+ words) Aphantasia is a psychological condition where a person has an absent or severely reduced ability to form visual images in their mind. When someone with typical visual imagery thinks of an apple, they can picture its shape and color. A…...
People with a genetic risk for depression struggle most in the years before a breakup
21+ hour, 7+ min ago (244+ words) Attachment styles, personality traits, emotion regulation, and previous relationship experiences all influence how partners interpret and respond to one another. These dynamics can create positive cycles of mutual support or negative cycles in which distress and relationship difficulties repeatedly intensify…...
Men who perceive their penis as larger report better erectile function, but not higher self-esteem
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (967+ words) Body image involves how a person perceives, thinks about, and feels regarding their own physical appearance. In men, mental representations of their own genitalia can often dictate psychological comfort and sexual satisfaction. A person might have anatomical dimensions that fall…...
Compulsive gamers and gamblers share similar traits, but different emotional triggers
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (373+ words) A study in Ecuador involving gamblers and video gamers found that positive-affect urgency, an aspect of impulsivity, plays a larger role in gambling-related compulsivity, whereas negative urgency is more important in gaming-related compulsivity. The paper was published in Psychological Reports....
The skin-brain axis: New research highlights the link between mental well-being and skin health
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (437+ words) “The relationship between mental health and skin diseases has become increasingly recognized, but the role of diet, particularly probiotics, in this interaction is still poorly understood,” said study author Débora Fernandes Pinheiro, a professor of biomedicine, pharmacy, and nutrition at…...