Does Barbie Affect Body Image? What the Science Shows
A clinical health psychologist talks about Barbie’s influence on how women and girls view their body
A clinical health psychologist talks about Barbie’s influence on how women and girls view their body
By inhibiting part of rats’ brain stem, scientists may have found the play center of the brain
Multitasking can occupy attention longer than people anticipate
Attempts to understand the psychopathology of romantic infatuation and sexual predation are still in their infancy
Young people do not fall into neat categories of race, sexual orientation or gender identity. Research into LGBTQ mental health must take that into account
Young people can counter social media messaging that promotes thinness by bringing a skeptical take to their viewing habits
A sleep researcher who studies what dreams can tell us about the possible onset of some mental disorders believes lucid dreamers might hold a lot of answers in their head.
Traits in psychopaths may be present to some extent in all of us. New research is reframing this often maligned set of attributes and finding some positive twists
The Barbie movie’s plastic pink world might not be that fantastic in real life
Pictures conjured by the mind’s eye lack detail, despite how vividly you picture them
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