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Strong bond with dogs related to lower distress among women with past trauma, study finds
The researchers, including those at Harvard University, said the positive influence of pets could b…
PTI
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Companies that prioritize psychological safety avoid worker burnout, retain top talent, and perform better. Here's how to foster it remotely.
Psychological safety is the idea that employees won't be punished or humiliated when they express i…
Erica Sweeney
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A high-security prison is encouraging inmates to watch nature videos - and it's changing their behavior
In order to test how this might work in the prison system, Hasbach and other researchers studied in…
Molly Sequin
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Stronger sense of purpose in life might be associated with a lower risk of death: Study
Evidence suggests that one's sense of purpose, the degree to which someone perceives a sense of dir…
ANI
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A Harvard psychiatrist says 3 things are the secret to real happiness
However, the effect of relationship quality seems to depend somewhat on age. A 2015 study published…
Tanya Lewis
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An AP Psychology teacher in Florida says she's afraid to say the wrong thing in class for the first time in her career
Florida schools are canceling AP Psychology courses because they might break the so-called "Don't S…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Psychological safety is the most important element of any successful team. This quick assessment will tell you if your team has it.
In their book, the authors cite a study done by Google in 2012 to try and figure out "why some team…
Caitlin Harper
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11 online courses that teach you how to be happier - most are free and taught by Ivy League universities
Many of them come from top schools like Yale, Berkeley, and the University of Pennsylvania, and are…
Mara Leighton
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Mental health in the UK's COVID-19 lockdown is a brewing crisis that could cause more damage than the virus itself
More than half of UK adults have seen their mental health deteriorate during the pandemic. The cris…
Thomas Smith
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The psychedelic drug that's incredibly popular in Silicon Valley mirrors a near-death experience, and researchers are figuring out how it works
The most significant DMT effects were things like feeling separated from the body, experiencing an …
Kevin Loria
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How Fame, Sex, Money, And Your Boss Make You Unhappy
As strange as it seems, being happier than average does not mean that one can't also be unhappier t…
Drake Baer
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Harvard is launching a center for studying happiness
To that end, the center has stated that one of its first goals is to find a way of assessing psycho…
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Some YouTube content moderators are reportedly being told they could be fired if they don't sign 'voluntary' statements acknowledging their jobs could give them PTSD
Over the last several years, reports and accounts have increasingly come out of these sites documen…
Paige Leskin
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Why Chasing 'Extrinsic Goals' Can Wreck Your Happiness
What's this mean for our careers? That we'd do ourselves a favor by orienting around the intrinsic …
Drake Baer
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UPenn offers 5 online courses that teach you how to lead a happier and more fulfilled life, and they're free for anyone to audit
The University of Pennsylvania offers a series of online courses about positive psychology on Cours…
Connie Chen
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13 psychological biases that explain why we make terrible financial decisions even though they 'feel' right
We all have these biases, yet most of us don't know how powerful they are. They frame information f…
Jim Edwards
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It's better to be single, according to science
In a 2016 presentation at the American Psychological Association, DePaulo presented evidence that s…
Erin Brodwin
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Here's the age you peak at everything throughout life
From 75-84, you feel most comfortable with your body. At 82, your psychological well-being is at it…