Background Previous observational and interventional studies have suggested that regular physical exercise may be associated with reduced symptoms of depression....
Children who have experienced environmental adversity—such as abuse, neglect, or poverty—are more likely to develop physical and mental health problems,...
The study of resilience in development has overturned many negative assumptions and deficit-focused models about children growing up under the...
In a variation on Pennebaker’s writing paradigm, a sample of 90 undergraduates were randomly assigned to write about either an...
In 3 studies, the authors investigated the functional role of psychological resilience and positive emotions in the stress process. Studies...
An examination of emotions reported on 12 million personal blogs along with a series of surveys and laboratory experiments shows...
Four studies examined the intrapersonal and interpersonal consequences of seeking out others when good things happen (i.e., capitalization). Two studies...
Knowledge work, which consists of goal-oriented activities that require high levels of competency to complete, comprises a large and increasing...
Researchers have obtained conflicting results about the role of prosocial motivation in persistence, performance, and productivity. To resolve this discrepancy,...
We hypothesize that there is a general bias, based on both innatepredispositions and experience, in animals and humans, to give...