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Selfie-Esteem: The Relationship Between Body Dissatisfaction and Social Media in Adolescent and Young Women

Social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook have become ingrained in ... of such platforms, it is an important question whether social media use has an impact on self-concept , self-esteem , ... access to health information, (4) peer, social, emotional support, (5) public health surveillance, and (6) potential to influence health ... / more

Cooperation in social dilemmas: How can psychology help to meet climate change goals?

... national and local levels. Bringing together research on social dilemmas from the laboratory and the field gives us hope that we ... of the environment Data about average usage might not support climate change goals. In such a case, we by no means want to imply that ... / more

The Force is Too Strong with This One? Sexism, Star Wars, and Female Heroes

... of her character is sexist [13] . When compared to other social, political, and demographic variables we measured, including the extent ... among fans of the Star Wars franchise, but these data support the idea that it is fueled in part by sexism. In a society that ... / more

Improving the Disclosure of Information in an Investigative Interview: Rapport building and the Physical Environment

... communication between the interviewee and the investigators. Social psychological research suggests that the environment can also help in ... shelter that is associated with home. These studies provide support for the potential influence of both specific environmental factors such ... / more

Does social media usage really make people miserable? Fact-checking claims about the psychology of Facebook

... Facebook is linked with poor mental health and feelings of social isolation. To his credit, Yglesias referenced a few scientific studies ... people’s well-being as a function of Facebook usage, which support his thesis. So why would people use a product that makes them feel ... / more

Bad day? How it can seem even worse for some

... for someone to respond negatively to seemingly neutral social situations, especially if they have recently experienced a negative ... you will focus on all of the friends you have and how they support you, or would you focus more on the people who have let you down or ... / more

Fake Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Costs Real Money

... significant distress or functional (occupational, social etc.) impairment. H Exclusion of different ... It is also important to use all available data that could support or falsify the presence of PTSD . The clinicians should look into a ... / more

Demystifying Mental Health...On the Radio! An interview with podcast host Hillary McBride

... that best grounds them is to be involved in some sort of social action or mental health advocacy. I often encourage people toward the ... to be imperfect, but we still need to move forward in how we support people and challenge some of the stereotypes about mental health ... / more

White lies and black lies: What they have in common and how they differ

... of public policy or by incriminating innocent others. To support this argument, we first review the underlying motives of back lies ... positive interpersonal outcomes [ 28 ]. In the case of pro-social lies that solely benefit others, observers of the deception like ... / more

Remembering what never occurred? Children’s false memories for repeated experiences

... children, made practitioners (i.e., clinical psychologists, social assistants, legal professionals, police) believe in the credibility of ... ][ 24 ][ 25 ][ 26 ]. Scientists have found evidence to support that children can be suggestible to form false memories for single ... / more