If you want to increase your happiness and well-being, spend your money, time or energy on someone else.Research consistently finds that acts of altruism, such as donating money, volunteering or ...

I’m not sure it’ll be enough to elicit wonder, but it’s worth trying. According to Michelle Shiota, a psychology professor at Arizona State University who has researched the impact of awe, a ...

What drives the onset of alcohol dependence in midlife? How does it present unique challenges, and what strategies can help ...

Machines can now beat us at chess, create art, and even diagnose diseases. Yet, for all its capabilities, artificial ...

Individuals acting as caregivers saw a decrease in life satisfaction and mood, alongside increases in depression, anxiety, ...

Elizabeth Kensinger discusses her research on the role of emotion in memory and changes in the field in an interview with APS ...

Nearly 150 APS members will join this year’s APS Mentorship Program. The program was reinvigorated in 2023 to help the global ...

The Association for Psychological Science (APS) appointed Arturo Hernandez, PhD, to serve as the Editor-in-Chief of Perspectives on Psychological Science, beginning December 1, 2024. More information ...

Podcast: Evan Auguste and Steven Kasparek examine how psychology has contributed to anti-Blackness within psychological research, criminal justice, and mental health, and what scientists and ...

On this page you will find a host of resources designed to bring psychological science into the classroom. These include instructional materials for teaching about the latest in cutting-edge research ...

Sexual violence prevention programs effectively change ideas and beliefs that underscore assaults, but show no evidence of reducing their actual occurrence, according to a new analysis published in ...