"People who are prone to feeling guilt in their everyday lives are less likely to take bribes," says Hongbo Yu.

Adult alexithymia—difficulty identifying and describing one's emotions—is linked to childhood maltreatment, a meta-analysis shows.

When researchers asked people who lost loved ones to recall moments of grief, their blood pressure escalated as a result.

Both immediate, in-the-moment happiness and the version of happiness that focuses on delayed gratification have benefits, research finds.

What teen girls post on social media can reveal a lot about their mental health. Pronouns like "I," "me," and "my" may be a red flag.

Intense experiences can raise your heart rate, but new findings with mice show that the opposite is true: heart rate can up anxiety.

In only takes a few seconds of listening to know whether or not we'll like a song, a new study shows.

While you may have made some resolutions to improve your life in 2023, a professor of philosophy says it might be time to go deeper.

A bad mood is an opportunity to focus on tasks that are more detail-oriented, such as proofreading, research indicates.

Despite a preference for dying peacefully at home, many terminally ill patients undergo painful end-of-life treatments. A model explains why.