Tag: BritishPsychologicalSociety

Occupational psychology

Don’t like going to the gym? It could be your personality

Don’t like going to the gym? It could be your personality

vneo Jan 10, 2018 0 2560

Helping staff development through exercise choices.

Technology

Smartphone dependency

Smartphone dependency

vneo Oct 30, 2019 0 4121

Members of the younger generation that are too dependent on their smartphones have...

Depression

Social connection most likely to counter depression, out of 100 modifiable factors.

Social connection most likely to counter depression, out...

vneo Aug 14, 2020 0 4556

Researchers identify key factors for depression among more than 100.

Goals

Revealing goals

Revealing goals

vneo Sep 3, 2019 0 2997

You should only tell higher-status people about your ambitions.

Charisma

Measure your charisma

Measure your charisma

vneo Sep 1, 2018 0 4649

Six question quiz reports whether you are charismatic.

Depression

Dark chocolate beats depression

Dark chocolate beats depression

vneo Aug 2, 2019 0 3924

Dark chocolate positively affects mood and relieves depressive symptoms.

Risk-taking

Criminal behavior linked to thinking about risk

Criminal behavior linked to thinking about risk

vneo Sep 4, 2018 0 2960

Law breakers seek more risk than law abiding citizens when there is something to...

Child psychology

The marshmallow test revisited

The marshmallow test revisited

vneo Sep 9, 2020 0 3917

Children may care more about what authority figures think of them then what was...

Personality testing

Myths about personality tests

Myths about personality tests

vneo Sep 20, 2018 0 2524

Five myths about what personality is and how it can be measured.

Punctuality

Being late personality

Being late personality

vneo Jan 25, 2021 0 3068

Being late may have less to do with time management and more with personality type.

Stress and anxiety

Breathing techniques help to improve students' mental health.

Breathing techniques help to improve students' mental health.

vneo Jul 27, 2020 0 4385

Elements of well-being improve through stress and anxiety exercises.