Media Spotlight

Does the stigma against obesity even apply to people who have successfully lost weight? New research provides a look at how this kind of stigma can affect mating choices.

How effective are public service announcements in persuading people not to drive when they are impaired? The results of a new study may surprise you.

Happiness

What's the Ideal Age for Getting Married?

Romeo Vitelli Ph.D. on August 27, 2017

Is marrying early or late the key to happiness in later life? A new research study yields some intriguing findings about the importance of marital timing.

Is marrying early or late the key to happiness in later life? A new research study yields some intriguing findings about the importance of marital timing.

What motivates people to believe in different conspiracy theories and what makes these beliefs so hard to change?

Leadership

How Smart Should a Leader Be?

Romeo Vitelli Ph.D. on August 7, 2017

Is it possible for a leader to be too smart? New research suggests that the link between intelligence and perceived leadership may be more complicated than you might think.

Is it possible for a leader to be too smart? New research suggests that the link between intelligence and perceived leadership may be more complicated than you might think.

New research suggests that constant phone interruptions can have more serious consequences for parents of toddlers than you might think.

Despite the political pressure to declare video game addiction a real disorder, the basic science still isn't there. What will this mean for concerned parents and therapists?

Dreaming

Why Only Some People Have Nightmares

Romeo Vitelli Ph.D. on July 11, 2017

How can your earliest memories shape the nightmares you might be experiencing as an adult? And what might it mean for adults dealing with frequent nightmares?

How can your earliest memories shape the nightmares you might be experiencing as an adult? And what might it mean for adults dealing with frequent nightmares?

Deception

Telling "Little White Lies"

Romeo Vitelli Ph.D. on July 5, 2017

For all that we value honesty, people still lie for a variety of different reasons. A new research study examines the role that compassion plays in lying for a good cause.

For all that we value honesty, people still lie for a variety of different reasons. A new research study examines the role that compassion plays in lying for a good cause.

Why do we choose the romantic partners that we do? And what shapes the choices we make? New research provides some interesting insights into partner selection.

Mating

The Art of Choosing a Romantic Partner (Part One)

Romeo Vitelli Ph.D. on June 14, 2017

Why do we choose the romantic partners that we do? And what shapes the choices we make? New research provides some interesting insights into partner selection.

Why do we choose the romantic partners that we do? And what shapes the choices we make? New research provides some interesting insights into partner selection.

Gender

Do Fathers Treat Their Sons and Daughters Differently?

Romeo Vitelli Ph.D. on June 8, 2017

A new study provides one of the first in-depth analyses at how fathers interact with their children and what it might mean for understanding early gender roles.

A new study provides one of the first in-depth analyses at how fathers interact with their children and what it might mean for understanding early gender roles.

Alcoholism

Cyber Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence

Romeo Vitelli Ph.D. on May 31, 2017

With the rise of social media and smartphones, cyberbullying and other forms of online harassment are becoming more common. This seems to be especially true for domestic abusers.

With the rise of social media and smartphones, cyberbullying and other forms of online harassment are becoming more common. This seems to be especially true for domestic abusers.

According to one estimate, the number of veterans without stable accommodation was placed at nearly 58,000 (12 percent of the known homeless across the U.S.) as of 2013.

How invisible do you really feel when you are people watching? New research explores the invisibility cloak illusion and what it can mean in social situations

How the FBI helped resolve one of the most harrowing hostage crises in recent U.S. history

A new research study takes a closer look at the kind of symptoms seen in people experiencing stress overload and what it can mean for preventing health problems

A new study published in the International Journal of Stress Management examines some of the coping styles used in dealing with the daily threat of terrorism

Body Language

How Universal Is Body Language?

Romeo Vitelli Ph.D. on April 12, 2017

Are emotional signals shaped by different cultures or are they universal to all humans? An ambitious new research project seeks to answer that question,

Are emotional signals shaped by different cultures or are they universal to all humans? An ambitious new research project seeks to answer that question,

Are there effective ways for people to deal with chronic pain? A new research study examines how resilient pain patients can truly be in coping with their symptoms.