This study investigates how harsh-negative parenting influences adolescent pathological gaming through two psychological factors: social intelligence and aggression.
Executive function refers to the mental skills we use to plan, prioritize, organize, and complete tasks. These skills also help us manage our emotions, focus attention, and resist distractions. In people with ADHD, these processes are often impaired, which is referred to as executive dysfunction.
Social cues – those subtle, unspoken signals in conversation and body language – can feel like a mysterious language. They include things like facial expressions, tone of voice, gestures, and implied meanings that most people pick up on instinctively.
This study explored whether FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) is better understood as two separate psychological experiences and how each relates to depression, anxiety, and problematic smartphone/social media use.
Many autistic women do mask their autism without even realizing it. In fact, “masking” – also known as camouflaging or pretending to be neurotypical – can be an unconscious behavior that autistic people learn over time.
This study explores how Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) influences social media use, life satisfaction, and academic performance among university students in Saudi Arabia.
Lindsay, E. K., Young, S., & Creswell, J. D. (2025). Mindfulness training fosters a positive outlook during acute stress: A randomized controlled trial. Emotion, 25(4), 815–826. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001452 … Read more
This pattern of catastrophic thinking – assuming the worst possible outcome is bound to happen – can be exhausting and distressing. The good news is that you can break out of this anxiety spiral.
Luo, J., McRae, K., & Waugh, C. E. (2025). Committing to emotion regulation: Factors impacting the choice to implement a reappraisal after its generation. Emotion, … Read more
Yang, H., & van Vugt, M. (2025). “Sticky” thinking disrupts decision making for individuals with a tendency toward worry and depression. Emotion, 25(4), 997-1010. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001449 Key Takeaways … Read more