Why honesty is the best policy for couples

New research suggests that "being honest and seeing honesty in a partner can benefit relationships. Even when the truth may hurt."

Sandra Knispel-U. Rochester • futurity
Feb. 3, 2025 • ~4 min

How to deal with narcissistic relatives over the holidays

Will your aunt steal the show and make it all about her?

Ava Green, Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, City St George's, University of London • conversation
Dec. 19, 2024 • ~7 min

An upward spiral – how small acts of kindness and connection really can change the world, according to psychology research

A psychologist and human connection researcher explains how individual acts of kindness and connection can have a real impact on global change when these acts are collective.

Liza M. Hinchey, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Psychology, Wayne State University • conversation
Nov. 27, 2024 • ~8 min

Gen Z heads home: How to navigate the evolving parent-child relationship as kids become adults

Parenting’s ultimate goal is raising healthy, happy, successful children. Figuring out how to keep parenting once the kids are adults is just another transition.

Amy Root, Professor of Applied Human Sciences, West Virginia University • conversation
Nov. 25, 2024 • ~9 min

Powerful people are more likely to cheat

Psychologists have found a link between a person's self-perception of power and their willingness to engage in infidelity.

Sandra Knispel-U. Rochester • futurity
Nov. 21, 2024 • ~6 min

Vampire bats – look beyond the fangs and blood to see animal friendships and unique adaptations

A behavioral ecologist explains the reciprocal social relationships vampire bats maintain, in sickness and in health.

Sebastian Stockmaier, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee • conversation
Oct. 28, 2024 • ~10 min

Someone else flirting with your partner can tank attraction

The simplified formula of "more attention equals more desire" doesn’t seem to apply to established relationships, researchers find.

Sandra Knispel-U. Rochester • futurity
Oct. 18, 2024 • ~8 min

Collaboratively imagining the future can bring people closer together in the present

The future and its possibilities are something that you actively co-create with others. New research suggests that imagining together makes you closer and more connected to them in the here and now.

Brendan Bo O'Connor, Associate Professor of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York • conversation
Sept. 19, 2024 • ~11 min

Guilt over kids’ screen time is common, uncomfortable and can stress family relationships − but it can have a silver lining

Screen use has a PR problem, and many parents feel guilty about how much time they and their children spend on it. Examining that guilt could help you make changes and improve your family dynamics.

Robin Nabi, Professor of Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara • conversation
Sept. 5, 2024 • ~8 min

How moms may be affecting STEM gender gap

Research suggests encouragement toward humanities appears to be very influential for daughters

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Aug. 12, 2024 • ~9 min

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