Fulfillment at Any Age

How to remain productive and healthy into your later years

Susan Krauss Whitbourne Ph.D.

What Does It Take to Have a Healthy Personality?

If you had to characterize the ideal personality, what criteria would you use? New research shows that experts agree on 4 basic qualities that can make you truly healthy.

5 Ways to Get Over a Grudge

Holding a grudge can make your relationships unpleasant, if not miserable. New research suggests the 5 best ways to help you get past that grudge and move on.

Why a Narcissist Will Never Back Down

In a conflict-ridden standoff, arriving at a consensus can seem impossible. New research shows how this is made worse with people whose narcissism makes them feel threatened.

The Newest Way to Get Your Exercise Motivation Back on Track

A key feature in many weight loss and wellness approaches is group participation. New research suggests that the free support provided via social media can do just as well.

Toxic Is the Number One Word In 2018

The word “toxic” can apply to many situations, from the chemical to the interpersonal. The Oxford English Dictionary ranked it Number 1 in 2018, a bad sign for relationships.

What Happens in a Borderline Man's Brain When He Gets Mad?

Anger that’s difficult to control becomes problematic for men with borderline personality disorder. New research explores what’s different about their brains.

Social Anxiety's Newest Theory and the 7 Links to Depression

Social anxiety disorder and depression are both highly prevalent psychological disorders. New research shows the 7 key ways they overlap and what this may mean for you.

Are You Constantly Testing Your Partner's Love?

Do you find yourself demanding that your partner prove their love for you? New research shows what leads to the constant need to put your partner's loyalty to the test.

Is It Time to Rethink Borderline Personality Disorder?

Personality disorders are increasingly being understood as dimensions, not types. New research shows the importance of this perspective for borderline personality disorder.

How Insecurity in Relationships Makes You Want More Things

Insecurity in your close relationships can lead to surprising effects on materialism. New research on attachment anxiety shows how you seek security in money and possessions.

The Latest Breakup Trend and What It Says About Your Ex

You may know that your relationship is doomed when your partner begins to “ghost” you, but it can be just as distressing when orbiting takes its place, according to new research.

10 Ways to Test Whether You’re Letting Karma Rule Your Life

Do you live your life assuming that your actions, good or bad, will come back to help or haunt you? Do you believe in jinxes? These 10 questions will test those beliefs.

How Introverts Can Make It in an Extraverted World

People high in introversion may feel they don't fit into an extroverted culture. New research shows how they can improve their well-being.

The Magnetic Power of the Narcissist Can Easily Draw You In

Despite the disruption they eventually cause in your life, people high in narcissism still draw you to them like magnets. New research shows the factors that drive this attraction.

Why Some People Just Make You Feel Uncomfortable

It may be difficult to put your finger on why you feel uncomfortable around certain people. New research can help identify the cause of your discomfort.

Is It Better to Be Loyal or Honest in Your Relationships?

People who consider themselves honest may find they occasionally feel a need to lie to the people close to them. A new study illustrates the pitfalls.

Are Bosses Really More Psychopathic?

The idea that people high in psychopathy become leaders seems to be widely accepted. New research suggests that the truly psychopathic may never make it that far.

To Understand Your Relationships, Try Understanding Yourself

New research shows how your own sensitivities and personality can influence the problems you experience in relationships.

The Newest Take on Personality Disorders Focuses on Motives

Competence, autonomy, and relatedness are basic needs in self-determination theory. A new paper shows how to understand narcissism and humility in motivational terms.

5 Ways to Keep Loneliness From Turning Into Depression

Everyone feels lonely and upset about being flawed at times. These five research-based strategies will allow you to keep these thoughts in check and improve your mood.

The Childhood Roots of the Narcissistic Blush

Modesty is associated with a tendency to blush. You try to hide your feelings, but your face deceives you. New research suggests that, for some, narcissism might be involved.

Dangerous Confessions: Surprising New Research on Secrets

When someone close to you tells you a secret, you may feel that you’ve become even closer. New research shows the surprising hidden downside to being the recipient of a confidence.

5 Ways to Stop Yourself From Jumping to Conclusions

Coming to a conclusion before you have all the facts is a common problem that can hurt yourself and your relationships. Follow these steps to slow yourself down.

Why People May Stare at You

Being stared at by someone else can either make you feel flattered or ill at ease. New research shows what makes people look at you, and what this means for your relationships.

What Leads an Interviewer to Ask You Unfair Questions?

When you’re in an important job or admissions interview, you’d like to know how to prepare. New research shows how the callously narcissistic will try to put you off your game.

The Latest Way to Conquer Social Anxiety Uses a New Mindset

People with social anxiety look with trepidation on situations where others see them. New research suggests a way that they worry less by putting their troubling thoughts on hold.

How Narcissistic Parents Infantilize Kids

Narcissists as parents create children who themselves can develop their own problems. New research shows how infantilization plays out when those children grow up.

It's Better to Be Mean Than Nice When It Comes to Money

People’s attitudes toward money are an important part of life, but rarely looked at in psychology. New research shows why being mean might actually pay off.

Borderline Personality and the Struggle to Connect

Being highly sensitive to rejection is thought to be a hallmark of borderline personality disorder. New research shows that it’s also acceptance that can lead to problems.

The News About Mindless Eating Will Surprise You

The idea that your eating is controlled by external factors, such as plate size or brand names, is now challenged by retractions of the original published studies.

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