Tag: Psychology

Happy people are healthier and live longer. By now this notion is supposed to be a common belief that dictates lifestyle choices. Chronic unhappiness...

When a husband thinks his wife spends too much money, whether it's reality or perception, financial and marriage problems follow. A new multi-state study looked...

Most people are familiar with the "trophy wife" stereotype that attractive women marry rich men, placing little importance on their other traits, including physical...

How men age and how happy individuals are remains relatively stable for some 80 percent of the population. Perceptions of unhappiness, or dealing with...

People who suffer from depression may want to look to yoga as a complement to traditional therapies as the practice appears to lessen symptoms...

Why is social media such a hard habit to break? Because it makes us feel good. Even brief exposure to a Facebook-related image (logo, screenshot)...

Losing money may be intrinsically linked with fear and pain in the brain, scientists have discovered.  Many everyday financial decisions, such as investing money are...

Do beautiful people earn more while those who are not so gorgeous are paid less? It's not as simple as that. People's salaries are influenced...

If your garage is full of stuff you no longer use but can't bear to give away, there might be a simple solution. A...

Dogmatic individuals hold confidently to their beliefs, even when experts disagree and evidence contradicts them. New research help explain the extreme perspectives, on religion,...

Have you ever faced the daunting task of deciding what gift to give a significant other, friend or relative? And once you finally find...

Using money to buy free time, such as paying to delegate household chores like cleaning and cooking, is linked to greater life satisfaction. New research...

Driving for more than two hours a day steadily reduces intelligence, a new study suggests. Researchers investigating how sedentary behaviour affects brain power found IQ...

Many people don't get enough sleep, and growing evidence suggests it's not only taking a toll on their physical health through heart disease, diabetes,...

People who possess a greater understanding of finance are less likely to fret about life in their twilight years. It seems financial literacy -- the...

In today's appearance-driven world, body image can be a powerful influence on our choices and behaviors, especially related to dieting. That image is sometimes...

Generosity makes people happier, even if they are only a little generous. People who act solely out of self-interest are less happy. Merely promising...

From construction laborers and secretaries to physicians and lawyers, people experience better moods, greater vitality, and fewer aches and pains from the end of...