As we look ahead to the new year, hope seems to be in short supply. Recent surveys have found that sizable majorities of Americans believed the United States was on track to become economically weaker ...

America has become a country of cynics. At least, that’s what studies show.People don’t trust each other, the media or the government. Most Americans, about 80 percent, don’t feel confident ...

There is a children’s story I used to read to my daughters when they were 3 and 4 years old. It comes from Arnold Lobel’s “Frog and Toad” series and involves a big batch of ...

In the long run, resolutions that keep others in mind tend to have greater staying power. Studies have found that brute willpower alone lasts for only so long, and that people have a much harder time ...

We hope to see you at the 2026 APS Annual Convention in Barcelona, Spain, in May 2026. To obtain your Certificate of Attendance and/or Certificate of Participation, please visit the Post Global Summit ...

Psychological research is showing that altruism does exist, an understanding that could lead to a more empathetic world.

This APS Rising Star and social psychologist researches the political psychology of ideological attitudes and integrating open science into higher education.

Convey the importance of psychological science or your research specifically to someone outside of the field. What makes it interesting and exciting? The APS Advocacy Task Force invites psychological ...

Most couples — even the unicorns among us who claim they “never fight” — need regular relationship maintenance. And the effort comes with major payoffs: Strong romantic partnerships are good for ...

The holidays aren’t always the happiest time of the year.We’re busier than usual, scurrying around buying presents, mailing cards and attending events. We’re battling the nasty winter illnesses that ...

The day before my brother’s wedding, we stood together on the concrete car park that covers a fraction of our mother’s yard. I had written my best man speech on the plane from New York, ...

For many in the U.S., the season most associated with giving, receiving and volunteering runs from Thanksgiving through Hanukkah and Christmas to New Year’s. But around the world, a giving season or ...