Society for Personality and Social Psychology

Brain & Behavior

Child Wonder Boosts Parent Mental Health

That feeling of amazement when your child does something unexpected might be more than just a proud parent moment – it could be the key to your well-being, according to groundbreaking new research.

Apr 21, 2025

Brain & Behavior

White Americans in Areas of High Black Poverty More Likely to Blame Lack of Effort for Racial Inequality

A striking paradox emerges in new research published this week in Social Psychological and Personality Science: White Americans living in counties with higher…

Apr 3, 2025

Brain & Behavior

Pro-Life Views Driven in Part by Opposition to Casual Sex, Not Just Concern for Life

The abortion debate in America has long been framed as a moral clash over when life begins.

Mar 17, 2025

Brain & Behavior

Stigma affects well-being of people in consensually non-monogamous relationships

A recent research study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin has found that people in consensually non-monogamous (CNM) relationships face negative social stigma that affects their well-being.

Dec 19, 2022

Social Sciences

White Americans who believe white people are poor are more likely to support welfare policies

White Americans who think that White people are poor are more likely to believe that welfare recipients are hardworking, and to support welfare policies, according to new research in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

Dec 8, 2022

Health

Multitude of stressful events in 2020 may have harmed social development of young adults

2020 was a uniquely stressful year - with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the murder of George Floyd, and a contentious presidential election in the United States.

Sep 19, 2022