There are many temptations to organize our life around the experience of earlier trauma. But that may short-change the future—which starts by our envisioning something better.
Are you beholden to myside bias, where you use different standards for ideas that fit with your ideological beliefs? See how the problem plays out among psychological scientists.
Relying on self-discipline is a strategy that works for some. More promising, however, is to increase physical health activities with a strategy known as "temptation bundling."
An issue has been missing in the conversation about whether the National Collegiate Athletic Association should allow college student athletes to earn money. It's about identity.
What we know about the science of happiness begins with one study by one author in 1969. It is time to remember what he discovered and how it helps us today.
90% of suicide attempts are non-fatal, forming a large group of suicide attempt survivors. Unfortunately, we know little about the trajectory of long-term psychological well-being.
An insufficient amount of attention is being given to being authentic, genuine, and guided by intrinsically-motivated passions. Here is a mantra for the upcoming year.
When you are a teacher or professor, everyone is your student. It should not matter what their political ideology is just as it should not matter their race, sex, gender, or age.
I am witnessing adults publicly pronounce the end of friendships if they vote differently in political elections. I suggest we carefully think locally over nationally.
With 196 well-being components and 99 well-being measures, how do you choose? New theoretical models are being created every few months. This blog post offers a strategy.
Nearly the entire literature on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy hinges on a single measure. ACT is designed to target psychological flexibility. We discuss existing issues.
The science on the consequences of unemployment can help policymakers make better decisions and the public be better informed and nuanced in their thinking.
I felt the need to examine any related research that could shed light on how women in sports are viewed differently from men, if at all. The summary is here.
With the rise of positive psychology, there has been a surge of research on strengths and a call for incorporating it into clinical work. We offer some rethinking.
Young adults suffer from more severe anxiety & depression than ever before. This has been the story. Here I offer a careful data analysis with a different interpretation of society