Psychology & Psychiatry
Instagram’s Appearance Pressure Linked to Body Dissatisfaction in Young Women
A study of 314 female college students finds that perceived appearance pressure on Instagram drives body dissatisfaction through appearance-ideal internalization...
Breathwork and Cold Water at a French Festival Linked to Lower Anxiety Scores
A naturalistic pre-post study of a three-day French festival combining breathwork and cold-water immersion found that participants' trait anxiety scores...
Can Algorithms Predict Which Teens Will Self-Harm? A sweeping review finds promise and pitfalls
A systematic review of 27 studies and 58 prediction models finds that algorithms for forecasting adolescent non-suicidal self-injury show moderate...
Why Some Alcohol Patients Can’t See Their Own Illness: An Empathy Link Emerges
A new study links impaired spontaneous empathic visuo-spatial perspective-taking to low clinical insight in recently detoxified alcohol use disorder patients.
New Clinical Guidelines Aim to Close the Care Gap for LGBTQ+ Patients
A new review in Trends in Psychology distills decades of research into practical guidelines for affirming, culturally competent care of...
New Book Examines the Hidden Dynamics of Clergy Sexual Misconduct
A new Palgrave Macmillan monograph by AHyun Lee, reviewed in the journal Pastoral Psychology, examines how cultural dynamics and spiritual...
Landmark Australian Study Tracks How Children Move, Sleep and Sit From Toddlerhood to Teens
The PLAYCE cohort study in Western Australia is tracking nearly 2,000 children from preschool to adolescence with accelerometers, GPS and...
New Spanish Validation Confirms a Five-Dimension Yardstick for How People Perceive Climate Change
A validation study of 825 Spanish adults confirms that the five-factor Climate Change Perceptions Scale is reliable, invariant across key...
Sexual Violence Tied to Suicidal Thoughts and Self-Harm in Young People Across Four African Nations
A new analysis of Violence Against Children Survey data from Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho and Namibia shows that young people...
Medication and Therapy Clues Predict Which Teens With Mood Disorders Need Hospital Care
A Taiwanese electronic medical record study of 511 young patients with mood disorders found that medication exposures and psychotherapy service...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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