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Mashup Score: 0Study finds exposure to diesel exhaust can impair brain functioning in a matter of hours - 2 year(s) ago
A new neuroimaging study published in Environmental Health has found that our brain functions change when exposed to small amounts of diesel exhaust, a component of traffic-related air pollution. The findings indicate even small amounts of exposure to diesel exhaust result in negative changes in brain function. The research reveals the neural impact that traffic-related air pollution can have…
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Mashup Score: 1Flirtatious behavior predicts a 458% higher likelihood of engaging in financial deception and extramarital infidelity, study finds - 2 year(s) ago
A recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology sought to unravel how individual behaviors and beliefs about marriage are related to marital financial deception and extramarital affairs. The study provides evidence that moral commitment, personal dedication, and engaging in flirtatious behavior with someone besides one’s spouse are important predictors of these two types of marital deception….
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Flirtatious behavior predicts a 458% higher likelihood of engaging in financial deception and extramarital infidelity, study finds https://t.co/VKmZPkgiJ1
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Mashup Score: 2Breathwork may improve mood and change physiological states more effectively than mindfulness meditation - 2 year(s) ago
A new report published in Cell Reports Medicine has found that individuals who use assigned breathwork techniques experienced greater improvements in mood and lowered respiratory rates as compared to those practicing mindfulness meditation. These findings indicate that breathwork may be an important therapeutic tool for those experiencing depressed mood or an overactive nervous system. …
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Breathwork may improve mood and change physiological states more effectively than mindfulness meditation https://t.co/Ks3zZn1H3P
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A study conducted in China indicates that the physical attractiveness of a woman significantly increases her bargaining power within her household. Income, self-esteem, and interpersonal relationships were identified as possible channels through which physical attractiveness affects a woman’s power within her household. The study was published in Frontiers in Psychology. …
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Attractive women wield more power in their households, study finds via @psypost https://t.co/dBgU0aaj7I
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Mashup Score: 1Ethical leadership in workplace settings can cause narcissists to become angry and withdraw - 2 year(s) ago
A new study published in Personality and Individual Differences found that when those with narcissistic personality traits can have negative reactions when they intersect with ethical leadership. Further, the findings indicate that anger is the mediator between those with narcissistic personality traits experiencing ethical leadership and their subsequent withdrawal. This research may help…
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Ethical leadership in workplace settings can cause narcissists to become angry and withdraw via @psypost https://t.co/MxN5wyGTy4
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Mashup Score: 1Review of 1,039 studies indicates exercise can be more effective than counselling or medication for depression - 2 year(s) ago
A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine reviewed more than 1,000 research trials examining the effects of physical activity on depression, anxiety, and psychological distress. It showed exercise is an effective way to treat mental health issues – and can be even more effective than medication or counselling. …
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Review of 1,039 studies indicates exercise can be more effective than counselling or medication for depression via @psypost https://t.co/uGb2MNPtTF
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Mashup Score: 1Mothers who feel unworthy of being loved have less supportive responses to child distress - 2 year(s) ago
A study of low-income mothers showed that those with more attachment anxiety (i.e., mothers feeling unworthy of being loved) tended to show more unsupportive reactions to their children’s distress and to attribute child’s distress (e.g., crying) to the negative qualities of the child. The study was published in the Journal of Child and Family Studies. …
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Mothers who feel unworthy of being loved have less supportive responses to child distress via @psypost https://t.co/kl9EgLXpnN
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Mashup Score: 0Shame makes people living in poverty more supportive of authoritarianism, study finds - 2 year(s) ago
A series of three studies in Germany found that people living in poverty frequently experience exclusion from different aspects of society and devaluation leading to the feeling of shame. Such shame, in turn, increases their support for authoritarianism due to the promise that that they will be included in the society again authoritarian leaders typically make. The study was published in the…
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Shame makes people living in poverty more supportive of authoritarianism, study finds via @psypost https://t.co/Ys4fZ7d8Su
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An anti-seizure medication shows promise in reducing the likelihood of heavy drinking, desire to drink, and positive alcohol expectancies, according to new research published in Addiction. Importantly, the study found no evidence that the results varied based on the presence of a genetic variant associated with alcohol use disorder. …
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Genetic variant does not weaken topiramate's effects on alcoholism-related outcomes https://t.co/44Q0mRbYkr
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Mashup Score: 1Wearing an eye mask while sleeping improves memory encoding and makes you more alert the next day - 2 year(s) ago
A recent study published in the journal Sleep suggests that the simple act of wearing an eye mask to block out light while sleeping can improve cognitive function the next day. In two experiments, the researchers found that participants who slept with an eye mask showed enhanced episodic memory encoding and alertness the following day. …
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Wearing an eye mask while sleeping improves memory encoding and makes you more alert the next day via @psypost https://t.co/pHCvUihOOR
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Study finds exposure to diesel exhaust can impair brain functioning in a matter of hours https://t.co/PwkM8SuqrF