psychology

1. December 9, 2024

   Study: Living near relatives makes us heroic and harsh

   New research from U-M and the University of California, Irvine suggests that living and being around family more often affects our psychology in some surprising ways.

2. November 11, 2024

   Campus briefs

   Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

3. October 23, 2024

   Coping with election anxiety: Focus on other activities

   Endless streams of political commercials. Spirited social media sparring between friends and families over candidates and issues. With the campaign in its closing weeks, many people still feel stressed. Psychology professor David Dunning discusses how people can lower their election anxiety.

   • The fight for evidence-based election security
   • Ways in which business, economic issues are on the ballot
   • Social media disinformation looms over presidential election
4. April 1, 2024

   Employees overcome home distractions by using working memory

   A new study highlights the role of working memory — an ability to hold and manipulate information simultaneously in one’s mind — as it relates to family life affecting one’s job performance.

5. October 25, 2023

   U-M study focuses on emotional expression and cultural bias

   A new study by U-M researcher Shinobu Kitayama and colleagues focuses on the emotional expression of Latin Americans, U.S. residents and Japanese.

6. May 11, 2023

   Q&A: Maybe the best gift for mom is giving her a break

   Mother’s Day should serve as a reminder to mothers to be good to themselves and to celebrate their accomplishments, says Brenda Volling, professor of psychology.

7. January 23, 2023

   U-M study shows teenage chimps risk it all, like humans

   U-M researchers examined 40 chimpanzees in a sanctuary in the Republic of Congo to determine if chimpanzees deal with psychological challenges the way that human teens do. 

8. October 25, 2021

   Study shows men, women share similar emotional highs and lows

   U-M researchers found little to no differences in fluctuations in emotions between men and women, suggesting that men’s emotions fluctuate to the same extent as women’s, although likely for different reasons.

9. April 10, 2021

   Don’t be modest, it’s OK to brag, U-M researchers say

   If something positive happens in your life, let your close friends or family members know about it, or risk having them feel devalued when they find out second hand, say U-M researchers.

10. March 10, 2021

    Feelings about scientists a factor in COVID-19 attitudes

    Researchers from U-M and the University of Illinois found that people who expressed warmth toward scientists were more concerned about the impact of the virus and reported engaging in more preventative behaviors.

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