Relationships, Community, & Social Psychology

Social Anxiety May Disrupt Conversational Synchrony

Social Anxiety May Disrupt Conversational Synchrony

Although people with high levels of social anxiety don’t necessarily leave as bad an impression as they think, there is some evidence that those without social anxiety receive more favorable assessments overall ...
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/ / Anxiety, Clinical Psychology, Language, Relationships, Social Psychology
Quality and Quantity of Social Interactions Both Matter for Happiness

Quality and Quantity of Social Interactions Both Matter for Happiness

It seems obvious that having fulfilling social interactions with other people makes a difference in how happy we are. Less obvious is what makes for fulfilling social interactions, and how that varies ...
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/ / Happiness, Positive Psychology, Relationships, Social Psychology
Helping Others Is a Link Between Self-Control and Life Satisfaction

Helping Others Is a Link Between Self-Control and Life Satisfaction

Last week, I wrote about the health and mental health benefits of volunteering. Today brings us another study on the theme of helping others being a good way to help yourself. If ...
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/ / Altruism, Happiness, Positive Psychology, Relationships, Self-Control, Social Psychology
When Are Rich People More Entitled?

When Are Rich People More Entitled?

When a person has more of something, there’s always the risk that they’ll decide the reason they have more is because they deserve more. That’s the most self-serving interpretation, but then again, ...
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/ / Personality, Politics, Social Justice, Social Psychology
Study Sheds Light on Link Between Self-Esteem and Interpersonal Relationships

Study Sheds Light on Link Between Self-Esteem and Interpersonal Relationships

The advice that other people will like you more if you like yourself sounds reasonable enough, and there’s some scientific basis for saying that it’s true. Psychology studies have tended to show ...
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/ / Relationships, Self-Efficacy, Self-Esteem, Social Psychology
When Do Children Learn to Influence Others With Gifts?

When Do Children Learn to Influence Others With Gifts?

Adults give gifts for different reasons, some of which are altruistic, and some of which are less so. One of the less altruistic reasons adults give gifts is when they want something ...
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/ / Altruism, Children, Developmental Psychology, learning, Positive Psychology, Relationships, Social Psychology
Attitudes to Inequality May Have Genetic Underpinning

Attitudes to Inequality May Have Genetic Underpinning

It’s clear that we live in an unequal society, with some groups of people having more power and resources than others. What we don’t always agree on, though, is whether that’s a ...
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/ / Biopsychology, Politics, Social Justice, Social Psychology
Emoji Use Correlates With Dating Success

Emoji Use Correlates With Dating Success

With the rise of smartphones and online dating, texting with potential dates has become an important part of seeking out a relationship. Now, a new study suggests that having a good emoji ...
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/ / Emojis, Media Psychology & Technology, Relationships, Social Psychology
People Can Detect Envy, but Only in Other People They Know

People Can Detect Envy, but Only in Other People They Know

Ever get the feeling that other people become jealous when something good happens to you? It’s exceptionally hard to know or sure, because most people aren’t open about being envious. As far ...
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/ / Emotion-Affective Psychology, Envy, Relationships, Social Psychology
The Top Reasons for Divorce

The Top Reasons for Divorce

The odds of a marriage splitting up are basically as good as a coin flip. In the United States, almost half of married couples are headed for divorce. Unlike the results of ...
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/ / Divorce, Relationships, Sex, Social Psychology