Psychology

Your body image will not only determine your self-perception, but it can have a positive or negative impact on your mental health. Focusing on your flaws or negative feelings about your appearance will...

Suicides don’t get as much media attention as homicides, but they account for nearly two thirds of the 33,000 gun fatalities every year. Research suggests that many gun suicide deaths may be preventable:...

Frank T. McAndrew, Knox College In the 1990s, a psychologist named Martin Seligman led the positive psychology movement, which placed the study of human happiness squarely at the center of psychology...

A sobering look into academia's culture of anxiety and depression.

People of the digital era, including all those on social media, provide enough substantial evidence to assert that people need to be relevant in the crowd. From photos of latest meals eaten along side Spike...

If you’ve ever thought about quitting Facebook, you’re not alone. Maybe you’ve even shut down your account, swearing never to return, only to log back in a week later. A newly published study in the...

Can shame be good for you? We often think of shame as a shackling emotion which thwarts our individuality and creativity. A sense of shame could prevent us from choosing a partner we truly love, speaking out...