Stress is known to suppress immune function and increase susceptibility to infections and cancer. Paradoxically, stress is also known to...
Although the concept of stress has earned a bad reputation, it is important to recognize that the adaptive purpose of...
Objectives: Many providers of Ayurvedic massage treatments make unsubstantiated claims regarding their potential psychologic and physiologic benefits. While these claims...
Mindfulness practice of present moment awareness promises many benefits, but has eluded rigorous behavioral measurement. To date, research has relied...
ABSTRACT This study provides evidence that people evaluate their control over events and over feelings separately with respect to both...
In 11 studies, we found that participants typically did not enjoy spending 6 to 15 minutes in a room by...
In contrast to chronic/long-term stress that suppresses/dysregulates immune function, an acute/short-term fight-or-flight stress response experienced during immune activation can enhance...
A general model relating leader motives, charisma and performance was developed and tested with data on American presidents. Presidential motives...
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and surface-based representations of brain activity were used to compare the functional anatomy of two...
Friendships are an important source of happiness. The present study (n = 280) investigated the role of friendship quality and conflict in...