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Framing COVID-19 as a collective rather than an individual threat will give us our best chance at getting people to change their risky behavior during the crisis, argue two British social psychologists.
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The findings align with previous research that has shown extensive Facebook use can contribute to lower psychological well-being and the development of a compulsion to continually check social media.
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Some of that buying is rational, such as making sure you have enough medication to treat chronic medical conditions, for example. But much of it is irrational.
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Our experiential purchases bring us greater pleasure in terms of anticipation and remembrance than do our material purchases, but they also bring us greater in-the-moment enjoyment, the study found.
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Researchers recommend that people seek out treatments with a proven track record, such as cognitive behavioral therapy.
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The study also found that drivers, regardless of the cost of their car, are more likely to yield for women and whites than for men and people of racial and ethnic minorities.
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The study found that 60 percent of the psychological tests and assessment tools used in courtrooms are not favorably rated by experts and thus scientifically suspect.
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The study also found that breaking up sedentary behavior with even light physical activity — such as walking at a slow pace, doing chores around the house or playing a musical instrument — helps reduce the risk.
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The effect can be seen even with single words, researchers found. The use of the word “love” in the top 100 songs, for example, has dropped in half since 1965.
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“Music may be considered an important tool to stimulate people engaging in low-intensity physical exercise,” the researchers concluded.
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Men are slightly more likely than women to report being lonely, as are lower-income individuals and those living in rural areas. But the biggest demographic difference in loneliness appears to be related to age.
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“The current findings also suggest a salve for loneliness brought on by cold temperatures: tactile warmth,” the researchers said.
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The causes of anosmia are many and varied, ranging from “infections and injury to neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s and as a side effect of some medications,” said Dr. Carl Philpott, one of the study’s authors.
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Those parents also acknowledge that their teen’s video gaming habits interfere with their child’s sleep, schoolwork, friendships and family activities.
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The social fitness network Strava predicts that Sunday will be “Quitter’s Day,” the day when most Americans will forsake their fitness goals for 2020.
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The study comes at a time when a growing number of states are making it more difficult for women to get abortions by imposing waiting periods, mandatory counseling or medically unnecessary ultrasounds.
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The data also revealed a significant association between the presence of a sense of purpose in life and better physical and mental well-being, as well as better cognitive functioning among people older than 60.
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“Assisting their families to balance work and family by providing supplementary grandchild care may boost grandparents’ self-esteem, and may also facilitate ongoing positive relationships with their children and grandchildren,” the study’s authors write.
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The article in BPS Research Digest, a blog that summarizes the latest research on the brain and behavior, is a follow-up to one published last year on the 10 psychological findings that reveal the worst of human nature.
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The researchers believe that older people in later generations may feel less lonely because they have had the resources and opportunities to be more in control of their lives.
