A horrible tragedy unfolded in Texas where at least 19 children and two adults were killed when a teenage gunman shot them at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, a small, predominantly Latino town in South Texas on May 24, 2022, in which the 18-year-old went classroom to classroom dressed in…

Disagreeable, dishonest and careless bosses can mean bad outcomes for organizations and work groups. However, new research highlights that the employees they work with also play a major role in this. Employee anxiety, self-esteem and how leadership behavior is perceived can all affect the leader’s influence on outcomes — and…

Reach for the hand of a loved one in pain and not only will your breathing and heart rate synchronize with theirs, your brain wave patterns will couple up too, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The study, by researchers with…

One reason that personality is such an important psychological concept is because of what it tells us about the kind of lives we’re likely to lead. For example, if you are very conscientious then you’re more likely to enjoy good physical health and more harmonious relationships; extroverts are happier; highly…

Writing a “to-do” list at bedtime may aid in falling asleep, according to a Baylor University study. Research compared sleep patterns of participants who took five minutes to write down upcoming duties versus participants who chronicled completed activities. “We live in a 24/7 culture in which our to-do lists seem…

Far Right Extremists Training Police In an article by David Neiwert, in Alternet :“Far-right extremists are not just within the ranks of police. They also work for firms that train them,” he says. “The saturation of the ranks of our police forces with far-right extremists is one of the harsh…

We hear of and read about “empathy” everywhere. It’s gone beyond the discussions by researchers and psychologists into the boardrooms of business and schools and politics. And we’ve seen ample examples of empathy expressed from Ukraine to COVID and climate change tragedies. Is the world suffering from an empathy deficit…

Is Your Personality Unchangeable for a Lifetime? After decades of research psychologists have a fairly good understanding of the psychological component that remains with us from one situation to another — otherwise known as our personality. At the very broadest level who we are is made up of five personality dimensions, known as “The Big Five” —…

While the average person is happier with a large circle of friends, a research study reveals those with higher IQs are better off with a smaller circle. Evolutionary psychologists Satoshi Kanazawa of the London School of Economics and Norman Li of Singapore Management University are the authors of this intriguing…