Category: People

Czech Media Study Finds Online Comments and Depression Links Shifted Across Five Waves

A five-wave Czech study found that links between media habits and depressive symptoms varied across...

Four short writing sessions reduced career rumination in a 486-student trial

A randomized trial of 486 final-year students found that four 20-minute career-writing sessions reduced repetitive...

Why Skilled Pianists Handle Multitasking Differently

A study of 38 trained pianists finds that broad musical expertise and learning a specific...

Mindfulness Meditation Did Not Make People More Impatient Across Four Studies

Across three laboratory experiments and an eight-week course, researchers found no meaningful evidence that mindfulness...

A Nap Helped Toddlers Remember Which Room They Were In

In a crossover experiment involving 28 toddlers, naps reduced confusion between two familiar rooms without...

Five Minutes of Daily Reflection Strengthened Students’ Coping Mindset

In a randomised study of 44 university students, three weeks of daily emotion-focused reflection improved...

Online Remembrance Linked to More Intense Grief Among Bereaved Students

Among 270 bereaved Belgian students, remembrance-related social media use was associated with stronger grief and...

Extra Mental Tasks Reduced Risky Choices in Brain Stimulation Experiment

A 60-person experiment found that trivia questions slowed decisions and reduced risky choices, while brain...

Helping Others Linked to Fewer Heart Problems in Older Adults

Across 28 countries, older adults who helped people outside their households reported fewer heart problems,...

Reinforcing food preferences first made later learning less flexible

In a preregistered experiment, people found it harder to update reward rules for foods they...

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