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Psychology Research

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mental-health1 month ago•20 min saved

Sensory sensitivity tied to perception, not sharper senses, new study finds

A study of 150 young women found that sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) does not confer sharper hearing, vision, smell, or other senses. Objective lab tests showed no consistent evidence of heightened sensory thresholds, and associations with sensitivity weakened after accounting for neuroticism and extraversion. The findings suggest SPS reflects how people experience and interpret sensory input rather than true sensory acuity, though limitations include the female, young sample and a single-time measurement.

via PsyPost|

#laboratory-tests #mental-health #neuroticism

science4 months ago•7 min saved

Midlife Solitude Forges Stronger Emotional Resilience Than Partnership

Research suggests that people in their 40s and 50s who stay without a partner often develop the ability to hold difficult emotions themselves, strengthening emotional regulation and self-reliance as they age, rather than becoming harder; solitude can accelerate emotional growth when basic security is present, while suppression leads to a different outcome.

via Indian Defence Review|

#aging-brain #emotional-regulation #midlife-solitude

psychology1 year ago•7 min saved

Dark Traits Thrive in Certain Environments, Study Finds

A large-scale study finds that adverse societal conditions like corruption, inequality, poverty, and violence are linked to higher levels of dark personality traits such as selfishness and moral disregard across countries and US states, suggesting that social environments influence personality development.

via PsyPost|

#dark-personality-traits #personality-development #psychology

psychology-research2 years ago•3 min saved

"The Link Between Gratitude and Boredom: Insights from Psychology Research"

New psychology research suggests that gratitude may effectively reduce and prevent boredom by enhancing the feeling that life is meaningful. The study found a strong negative association between gratitude and boredom, with individuals feeling more gratitude tending to feel much less bored. The research also indicated that gratitude might increase the experience of meaning in life, which, in turn, reduces boredom. However, the study's design does not allow for cause-and-effect inferences, and the results were based on MTurk workers, so they may not be representative of the general population.

via PsyPost|

#boredom #gratitude #meaning-in-life