Teaching the Science Behind Helping Others—And How it Helps You
Teaching: Use the student activities to teach how prosocial behavior can enhance the giver’s mental and physical health.
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Mental Health Among Teenagers Is Improving, C.D.C. Finds
After hitting its lowest levels in a decade in 2021, teenage mental health is showing significant improvements, according to new data released Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continuing a trend first observed in 2023, teenagers
Outside of the Global North, Psychological Science Faces a Double Standard
Despite greater recognition of bias toward the Global North in psychological science, international and cross-cultural perspectives remain suppressed.
New Study Suggests the Aging Brain Is Adapting, Not Declining
Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you’re there? Or struggled to recall where you left your keys? These memory lapses aren’t unusual, especially as we age, but a new paper published
An Underappreciated Problem With Dating Apps
Many modern daters seem to have the same complaint: water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. Possible mates abound—on dating apps, in the databases of professional matchmakers—but none of them appeal. … For
NIH Employees Lived in A Culture of Fear, So They Started Keeping Receipts
Sylvia Chou, former NIH program director, says “nobody’s OK” after massive disruptions to funding policies and infrastructure.
The Aging Brain Is Not Declining. It’s Adapting
The aging brain is often viewed through a lens of cognitive decline, with older adults seen as compensating for their fading memory. New research challenges that view.
Coming of Age With AI
The world's fastest-adopted technology is now a fixture of teenage life. We don't yet know what it's doing to the work of growing up.
Dopamine Sites Sell Nothing, and People Cannot Get Enough
… Dopamine sites play with the notion that much of the pleasure of an indulgence comes from the anticipation of it. In behavioral economic terms, imaginary purchases offer anticipatory utility — the good feeling generated by expecting
It’s the Small Things: Treating Something as Even Slightly Significant Affects Motivation
Motivation is “like air,” argues the coauthor of a recent study. “We actually really need it.”
This Type of Compassion Brings Us the Most Benefit, Study Shows
Studies have long suggested that helping others can make us feel happier, and this extends to caring about animals too — as anyone who volunteers can attest. … Paul Gilbert, a clinical psychologist who created the Compassion Focused
Why Reading People’s Confessions Online Feels So Good
… Talking about yourself feels pleasurable, and there’s science to back that up, says Leslie John, a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School and author of the book Revealing. She points to experiments conducted by psychologists
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