Imagine a classroom where one child immediately senses when the teacher is stressed or a peer is quietly upset. While others keep working, this child seems to absorb the emotional climate. For... Read more »
New research shows that joy, like brightness or loudness, blurs at its peak. Key Points Pleasant emotions follow Weber’s law, the same rule that governs how we perceive light, sound, and touch.... Read more »
Wondering where you stand in a relationship can be emotionally draining. Many people experience uncertainty about how their partner truly feels—and now, new research suggests that simply perceiving a partner’s emotional ambivalence... Read more »
Feeling jealous in a relationship is often seen as a warning sign—or a sign of how much you care. But what happens when jealousy doesn’t just stir up anger or love, but... Read more »
Luo, J., McRae, K., & Waugh, C. E. (2025). Committing to emotion regulation: Factors impacting the choice to implement a reappraisal after its generation. Emotion, 25(4), 787–801. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001455 Key Takeaways Focus: The... Read more »
Depending on the study, up to one-third of women and half of men feel badly about their genitals. Dissatisfied men usually say their penises are too small. Dissatisfied women usually say their... Read more »
Source: Vika_Glitter/Pixabay Ask Jake what he does if his partner does something that bothers him, and he’s likely to say that he “lets it go.” Jake’s not alone—a lot of men in... Read more »