Young children who are close to their parents are more likely to grow up kind, helpful and ‘prosocial’

Study using data from 10,000 people in the UK found that those who had a closer bond with their parents at age three tended to display more socially-desirable

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 9, 2023 ~7 min

Fervent fans keep faith with heroes even after ‘immoral acts’, study finds

Analysis of posts from thousands of social media users either side of a scandal – the dramatic fall of YouTube celebrity Logan Paul – shows how hard it is for

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 6, 2022 ~5 min


'Threatening' faces and beefy bodies do not bias criminal suspect identification, study finds

Research shows that there is no bias toward selecting people with muscular bodies or facial characteristics perceived as threatening when identifying criminal

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 20, 2022 ~8 min

Gentrification changes the personality make-up of cities in just a few years

Massive study of almost two million US residents reveals rising housing costs may drive increases in “openness” of character among both long-term and new

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 16, 2021 ~6 min

Rates of infectious disease linked to authoritarian attitudes and governance

Researchers argue that a desire for “conformity and obedience” as a result of COVID-19 could boost authoritarianism in the wake of the pandemic.

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Sept. 21, 2021 ~5 min

‘Pre-bunk’ tactics reduce public susceptibility to COVID-19 conspiracies and falsehoods, study finds

Latest research on digital interventions deployed by UK government and UNESCO suggests that exposing people to a “microdose” of techniques used by

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 12, 2021 ~7 min

Game combats political misinformation by letting players undermine democracy

A short online game in which players are recruited as a “Chief Disinformation Officer” and use tactics such as trolling to sabotage elections in a peaceful

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 6, 2020 ~5 min

‘Wild West’ mentality lingers in US mountain regions

Distinct psychological mix associated with mountain populations is consistent with the theory that harsh frontiers attracted certain personalities. 

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 7, 2020 ~6 min


UK public ‘most concerned’ about coronavirus – more than Spain or Italy, study suggests

“Risk perception” among UK population greater than in nine other countries surveyed for latest research.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 6, 2020 ~6 min

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