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Does Academic Culture Support Addiction?
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (198+ words) Posted July 4, 2026 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma On the one hand, this isn't surprising given the recent sea change in acknowledging lived experience in promoting mental health. On the other hand, it is surprising because stigma toward addiction is deeply entrenched…...
Health or Hoax? | Psychology Today South Africa
16+ hour, 5+ min ago (112+ words) Posted July 3, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph. D. by Treena Orchard & Anthony Colonello Other users expressed frustration that the rapid weight-loss trend impacted their friendships and relationships; when people using Ozempic lose weight, they may distance themselves from previous subcultural tribes,…...
What Makes Some Spaces Awe-Inspiring
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (501+ words) Posted July 1, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan Regularly feeling awe " becoming absorbed in something vast that takes us beyond ourselves " seems to be one of the best things we can do for ourselves and the world. Psychological research over the past…...
Online Gambling and the Losses It Brings
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (482+ words) Posted July 1, 2026 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma We live in a culture that supercharges our wants and desires. We operate under a constant barrage of advertisements and enticements. Most of us are focused on what those pitched products or experiences promise…...
Mental Health Impacts of "Climate Crisis" Messaging
1+ week, 1+ day ago (581+ words) Updated June 25, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk This new paper was published earlier this month in the journal Sustainable Development and was led by Zhaohui Su from Nanjing, China's Southeast University. Seventeen other authors from eight countries contributed. They summarized and…...
Why Do We Assume Someone Must Be in Charge?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (665+ words) Psychology Today Why Do We Assume Someone Must Be in Charge? How rethinking equality can strengthen relationships and communities. Posted June 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph. D. - Equality is not everyone doing the same thing. It's valuing different contributions equally. - Many…...
Therapy for Men and the Power of Shared Experience | Psychology Today New Zealand
3+ week, 2+ day ago (98+ words) Posted June 10, 2026 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma 1. Openness Must Be Normalized 2. Old Tropes Loom Large 3. Shared Lived Experience Is Important 4. We Need to Take It Seriously Brannon, R. , & David, D. S. (Eds.). (1976). The forty-nine percent majority: The male sex role. Addison-Wesley. Levant R. F. , Hall R. J. , Williams…...
A Cure for Physical Punishment | Psychology Today South Africa
1+ mon, 18+ hour ago (692+ words) Posted June 3, 2026 | Reviewed by Hara Estroff Marano Physical punishment (or "corporal punishment) involves the use of physical force'spanking, hitting'to try to change or punish a child's behavior. Just recently, a United States senator from Oklahoma commented on how he used…...
Jordan's Law and Videos of Violent Crime | Psychology Today South Africa
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (581+ words) What psychologists and parents should know about posting violent crime videos. Psychology Today Jordan's Law and Videos of Violent Crime What psychologists and parents should know about posting violent crime videos. Posted June 2, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley - Videos of violent…...
What "Off Campus" Teaches Us About Healthy Masculinity | Psychology Today Australia
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (279+ words) Posted June 1, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch "We don't just need more role models. We need visible, authentic, relatable ones" "Tim Campbell So how does Off Campus help to dismantle that script? 1. The way the men talk to each other 2. Talking…...