A medication known as spironolactone may aid the treatment of alcohol use disorder, according to a new study published in Molecular Psychiatry. The research was led by scientists at the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Inst…
Having many sex partners has an adverse effect on the likelihood marriage — but only in the short term
Can your “number” harm your chances of tying the knot? New research indicates that having multiple sex partners negatively affects marriage rates. But the new findings, published in Social Science Research, indicate that this effect is only temporary. …
Physically active lifestyle is associated with lower long-term incidence of bipolar disorder, study finds
An longitudinal study of people who participated in Vasloppet, the world’s largest long-distance ski-race, held in Sweden showed that those participating in the race have lower incidence of bipolar disorder compared to the general population. However, …
People with a weak future time perspective are more likely to engage in bedtime procrastination
New research sheds light on the psychological mechanisms that help explain why being more oriented towards the future is associated with reduced bedtime procrastination. The findings, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and…
Dissociative symptoms are common among individuals with depression, study finds
“Dissociating” has become an internet buzzword, but what does it mean and how common is it really? A study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research suggests that this mental disconnect may be very common among people with depressive symptoms. D…
The desire for power leads men but not women to engage in more sexual behavior in the workplace
A series of six studies identifies social sexual identity — or seeing oneself as a person who leverages sex appeal in pursuit of personally valued gains — as a key predictor of both sexual behavior in the workplace and sexual harassment behavior. The s…
Data from 62 countries provides evidence for a double standard in gender rules
A study published in Sex Roles posits that men experience a double standard in gender rules. Gathering data from 62 countries, the research team determined that there is evidence for the precarious manhood theory. The theory states “that manhood, relat…
Five-month-old infants can identify the face of their mother in the blink of an eye
A new study using electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings of brain responses of five-month-old infants showed that they can individuate faces of their mothers i.e., generate specific neural responses associated with recognition of faces, when briefly …
People who earn less than they think they should tend to attribute this to unfairness of the economy
An online experiment on thousands of U.S. residents shows that people who are made to realize that their earnings are lower than their self-assessed earning ability tend to attribute this to the unfairness of the economy. They tend to believe that othe…
New research disputes the “lazy stoner” stereotype
New research casts doubts on claims that chronic cannabis use results in “amotivational syndrome,” which is characterized by a lack of enjoyment of everyday life and a loss of motivation. The study, published in the International Journal of Neuropsycho…