As people get better at handling stress on a daily basis, they also become more extroverted, agreeable and open to new experiences over a nearly 20-year period. Likewise, the worse they manage daily stressors, the more introverted, unfriendly and closed off from new experiences they become.
https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/feeling-more-extroverted-study-finds-you-may-have-learned-how-to-handle-daily-stress-better
https://redd.it/1m02pyt
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From Digital Burnout to AI Romantic Attachment: How Emerging Emotional Bonds with Artificial Intelligence May Give Rise to New Psychological Conditions and Redefine Human Intimacy
https://www.gilmorehealth.com/technostress-to-digital-burnout-and-ai-attachment-how-ais-mental-health-impacts-are-already-happening-and-could-shape-future-disorders/
https://redd.it/1lztzak
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New research reveals that infants just five days old can tell the difference between two distinct forms of prosocial and antisocial behaviour—and they prefer the prosocial. This suggests that some parts of how humans understand and evaluate the social world may be built into the brain from birth.
https://news.ubc.ca/2025/07/kindness-counts-even-to-a-five-day-old-baby/
https://redd.it/1lzrh82
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Narcissistic individuals are more prone to maladaptive daydreaming. Additionally, individuals prone to maladaptive daydreaming were less prone to use mature psychological defenses and more prone to using neurotic and immature ones.
https://www.psypost.org/narcissistic-individuals-are-more-prone-to-maladaptive-daydreaming/
https://redd.it/1lzn7qx
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Exercising for fun, with friends, or in enjoyable settings brings greater mental health benefits than simply moving for chores or obligations. Researchers emphasize that context — who you're with, why you're exercising, and even the weather — can make or break the mood-boosting effects.
https://news.uga.edu/does-exercise-improve-mental-health/
https://redd.it/1lzjsjc
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People who use AI may pay a social price, according to new psychology research | Despite AI’s potential to boost productivity, workers may face negative social evaluations — especially around their competence, effort, and motivation — just for using it.
https://www.psypost.org/people-who-use-ai-may-pay-a-social-price-according-to-new-psychology-research/
https://redd.it/1lziet1
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How AI and Human Behaviors Shape Psychosocial Effects of Chatbot Use: A Longitudinal Randomized Controlled Study
https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.17473
https://redd.it/1lytwbk
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Methylphenidate, an ADHD drug, curbs impulsivity in men only, linked to brain wiring differences. In men, the drug’s effects appeared to be related to the structural integrity of neural fibers in the forceps major region of the corpus callosum.
https://www.psypost.org/methylphenidate-adhd-drug-curbs-impulsivity-in-men-only-linked-to-brain-wiring-differences/
https://redd.it/1lytkw9
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Brain scans reveal who may benefit most from MDMA for trauma-related symptoms. Researchers found that participants with heightened brain reactivity to unconscious threat cues showed marked changes in neural activity after receiving MDMA.
https://www.psypost.org/brain-scans-reveal-who-may-benefit-most-from-mdma-for-trauma-related-symptoms/
https://redd.it/1lyp6g2
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Technostress, Algorithmic Anxiety, Digital Burnout, and AI Attachment: How AI’s Mental Health Effects Are Already Here and May Lead to Disorders Like AI Romance and Reality Avoidance
https://www.gilmorehealth.com/technostress-to-digital-burnout-and-ai-attachment-how-ais-mental-health-impacts-are-already-happening-and-could-shape-future-disorders/
https://redd.it/1lyfwaa
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Dopamine doesn’t flood the brain as once believed – it fires in exact, ultra-fast bursts that target specific neurons, suggests a new study in mice. The discovery turns a century-old view of dopamine on its head and could transform how we treat everything from ADHD to Parkinson’s disease.
https://newatlas.com/mental-health/dopamine-precision-neuroscience/
https://redd.it/1ly2l10
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Autistic adults overwhelmed by non-verbal social cues, describing the intense mental effort it takes to navigate nonverbal communication in a new study. These challenges often lead to misunderstandings from those around them. This mutual disconnect is known as the Double Empathy Problem.
https://drexel.edu/news/archive/2025/July/Autistic-Adults-Overwhelmed-by-Nonverbal-Social-Cues
https://redd.it/1lxj0g5
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Exposure to lead during pregnancy and early childhood may accelerate the rate at which children forget information. Findings showed that higher lead exposure at ages 4–6 was significantly associated with a faster rate of forgetting—even at low median blood lead levels (~1.7 µg/dL).
https://www.mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/2025/prenatal-and-childhood-lead-exposure-linked-to-faster-memory-decay-in-children
https://redd.it/1lwpz4q
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Study finds “Anxious Mondays” linked to long-term stress and heart health risks in older adults | Not limited to those still in the workforce, suggesting that Monday-related anxiety may be deeply ingrained and could contribute to long-term health problems, including cardiovascular disease.
https://www.psypost.org/study-finds-anxious-mondays-linked-to-long-term-stress-and-heart-health-risks-in-older-adults/
https://redd.it/1lwkb88
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The Rise of the Rage Scroll. Why negativity spreads so easily online and how to break the cycle.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyond-school-walls/202507/the-rise-of-the-rage-scroll
https://redd.it/1lwicsw
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In defense of doubt: Act of resistance in an age of bogus certainty
https://www.salon.com/2025/07/13/in-defense-of-doubt-act-of-resistance-in-an-age-of-bogus-certainty
https://redd.it/1lzq733
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People with ADHD exhibit altered brain activity before making high-stakes choices | Among those with ADHD, women showed more activity in several of these regions than men, pointing to possible sex-related differences in how the brain processes decisions that involve uncertainty.
https://www.psypost.org/people-with-adhd-exhibit-altered-brain-activity-before-making-high-stakes-choices/
https://redd.it/1lzs4n3
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Narcissistic individuals are more prone to maladaptive daydreaming | Individuals prone to maladaptive daydreaming were less prone to use mature psychological defenses and more prone to using neurotic and immature ones.
https://www.psypost.org/narcissistic-individuals-are-more-prone-to-maladaptive-daydreaming/
https://redd.it/1lzn78n
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People who see bedroom harmony as a matter of “natural chemistry” rather than joint effort are less likely to translate bedroom contentment into wider life contentment. The study also finds that frequent sex predicts greater life satisfaction.
https://www.psypost.org/effort-or-fate-sexual-mindsets-predict-whether-bedroom-bliss-spills-over-into-broader-wellbeing/
https://redd.it/1lzkjby
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Supporting autistic patients in health care: Suggestions include offering virtual consultations, adapting environments to reduce sensory overstimulation, tailoring communications, ensuring clarity and predictability in health care encounters, and understanding barriers autistic people encounter.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1090469
https://redd.it/1lzjnub
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What are your thoughts on AI taking over?
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/07/psychology-embracing-ai
https://redd.it/1lz3yn9
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Daughters who feel more attractive report stronger, more protective bonds with their fathers. Fathers with more education and higher incomes were more likely to have emotionally supportive, protective, and less controlling relationships with their daughters.
https://www.psypost.org/daughters-who-feel-more-attractive-report-stronger-more-protective-bonds-with-their-fathers/
https://redd.it/1lyr47u
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Non-Hallucinogenic LSD Analogue Shows Promise for Psychiatry
https://www.technologynetworks.com/drug-discovery/news/scientists-redesign-lsd-to-create-a-non-hallucinogenic-antidepressant-398508
https://redd.it/1lyks69
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People in the United States who have sex fewer than a dozen times a year appear more likely to die during follow-up if they carry extra abdominal fat or score high on a standard test of depression symptoms, according to a study.
https://www.psypost.org/low-sexual-activity-body-shape-and-mood-may-combine-in-ways-that-shorten-lives-new-study-suggests/
https://redd.it/1ly8j1n
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Highly irritable teens are more likely to bully others, but anxiety mitigates this tendency. As social anxiety increased, the link between irritability and bullying became weaker.
https://www.psypost.org/highly-irritable-teens-are-more-likely-to-bully-others-but-anxiety-mitigates-this-tendency/
https://redd.it/1ly18fb
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Machiavellian leaders tend to create toxic environments for followers, yet are not consistently rewarded or penalized for their behavior. The results suggest that these leaders are often seen as abusive and manipulative.
https://www.psypost.org/massive-psychology-study-reveals-disturbing-truths-about-machiavellian-leaders/
https://redd.it/1lx536f
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Why Are So Many More Women Being Diagnosed With ADHD?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-are-so-many-more-women-being-diagnosed-with-adhd-180986909/
https://redd.it/1lwmq8b
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Carrot Problems
https://www.atvbt.com/the-carrot-problem/
https://redd.it/1lwif2n
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Most popular teen movies don’t reflect the true challenges of adolescence, suggests new research. Unlike a typical high school student, protagonists in movies, for example, are rarely shown to struggle with the physical aspects of puberty, and typically excel at initiating romantic relationships.
https://news.osu.edu/popular-teen-movies-reel-back-from-visible-signs-of-puberty/
https://redd.it/1lwdw9c
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