January 2, 2011

New: Tech Essentials Page

On: January 2, 2011

I’ve added a new page to this blog site. “Tech Essentials” contains the top tech tools every educator should seriously consider. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, these tools will be familiar. What tech tools can’t you live without?Read More →

The emotional depth of flood experience: the role of positive emotions in shaping perceptions and action on climate change

18 April 2025

Publication date: Available online 17 April 2025Source: Current Research in Ecological and Social PsychologyAuthor(s): Alexa Spence, Charles Ogunbode, Christina Demski, Stuart Capstick [...]

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18 April 2025

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Is my green your green?

17 April 2025

'Do we see colors the same way?' is a fundamentally human question and one of great importance in research into the human mind. While impossible to answer at present, researchers [...]

“You're a Nobody When You're Unemployed”: Exploring the Content of Unemployed People's Stereotype

5 April 2025

ABSTRACT Unemployed people bear a stigma that builds on the stereotype of ‘the unemployed’ and is associated with many adverse outcomes. No study has used the dimensions and facets of [...]

Researchers concerned about rise in nitrous oxide misuse, deaths in US

4 April 2025

Despite a recent Food and Drug Administration warning against inhaling nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, deaths due to misusing the substance are rising in the United States. [...]

The early bird catches the worm: Assessing implicit theories on circadian processes at work.

2 April 2025

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, Vol 30(2), Apr 2025, 98-117; doi:10.1037/ocp0000400Employees differ in their circadian preferences, which dictate the timing of activity and sleep during the day. Despite their relevance [...]

Discrimination-related depression, anxiety pronounced among multiracial, White, Asian populations

30 March 2025

A new study found that over half of US adults experienced some form of discrimination, and individuals with high exposure to discrimination have more than five times the chances of [...]

Discrimination, Depression, and Anxiety Among US Adults

29 March 2025

This cross-sectional study uses data from the US National Health Interview Survey to analyze associations between discrimination and mental health and explore how these associations may vary by race and [...]

How Structural Racism Engineers Mortality Disparities in the District of Columbia

29 March 2025

Although US life expectancy has increased since 1960, the rate of increase slowed over the past few decades and decreased after 2014. Cardiovascular disease is a major contributor to all-cause [...]

Attachment Orientations Predict the Likelihood of Choosing to be Childfree and the Reasons for Not Wanting Children

29 March 2025

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Ahead of Print. The current research sought to answer three questions regarding the decision to be childfree using a multi-national sample of over 18,000 people, [...]

Reliability and Validity of Hearing Test Software Applications

29 March 2025

This diagnostic study compares the validity and reliability of the hearWHO and SHOEBOX mobile applications with the audiological assessment reference standard for detecting moderate to severe hearing loss in adult [...]

Research highlights urgent need for national strategy to combat rising eating disorders

29 March 2025

The increasing number of people with eating disorders and a lack of national guidance for support teams has led to researchers calling for a new national strategy that includes specific [...]

Open-label placebos improve premenstrual syndrome

29 March 2025

Almost half of women of reproductive age experience complaints in the days leading up to menstruation. A lot of treatments come with side effects, only provide limited relief, or don't [...]

This Harlem pastor fights mental health stigma — and shares his own struggles

23 March 2025

First Corinthian Baptist Church founded a separate nonprofit that employs therapists to bring mental health care to a community where stigma remains a high barrier to healing.(Image credit: José A. [...]

Balancing Stereotypically Compatible and Incompatible Identities

21 March 2025

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Ahead of Print. Social stereotypes have been linked with gender and racial disparities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Developing a domain identity [...]