The 2008 recession made married couples argue

Research shows the last big recession led to more arguments in marriages. The finding comes as couples face financial hardships because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jared Wadley-Michigan • futurity
May 5, 2020 ~4 min

Twitter can reveal the well-being of a whole community

Machine learning can scan social media to find out how entire communities are doing psychologically, researchers say. It could help boost public health.

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
May 4, 2020 ~8 min


Research on facial expressions challenges the way we think about autism

Autistic and non-autistic facial expressions may 'speak a different language' when conveying emotion.

Jennifer Cook, Senior Research Fellow, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham • conversation
April 27, 2020 ~6 min

Brain’s ‘fear center’ skews emotion in anxious kids

Signals from the brain's "fear center" make it more difficult for children with anxiety and stress to regulate their emotions, research finds.

Erin Digitale-Stanford • futurity
April 27, 2020 ~8 min

Teens are wired to resent being stuck with parents and cut off from friends during coronavirus lockdown

Together the social and emotional 'jobs' of adolescence – developing intimate friendships and achieving autonomy – make teens uniquely resistant to calls for social distancing.

Catherine Bagwell, Professor of Psychology, Oxford College, Emory University • conversation
April 22, 2020 ~7 min

You may not need people to feel like you belong

Spending time with people doesn't necessarily make you feel more connected than social support strategies like listening to your favorite music or watching TV.

Bert Gambini-Buffalo • futurity
April 20, 2020 ~7 min

Improv training can help you cope with uncertainty

Just 20 minutes of improv training can help you cope with stress and uncertainty better, researchers report.

Jared Wadley-Michigan • futurity
April 17, 2020 ~4 min

Disgust tanks sexual desire during pandemics like this

Pandemics up our sense of disgust, which can make us want to avoid risks like casual sex, researchers say. Young men, however, are the least disgusted.

Jessica Colarossi-Boston University • futurity
April 16, 2020 ~11 min


Loyalty programs keep customers coming back

Loyalty programs may help businesses get back on their feet once the US economy returns to normal after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chuck Finder-WUSTL • futurity
April 16, 2020 ~5 min

A pandemic of grief may hit in COVID-19’s aftermath

The deaths COVID-19 causes may just be the first blow. The next may be coping with all the loss and grief, researchers warn.

Matthew Swayne-Penn State • futurity
April 13, 2020 ~7 min

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