Stories & Perspectives
Explaining Yourself Again Rarely Changes a Mind Already Made Up
Clarify your intention once, then stop trying to force the other person to revise their view of you.
Dr Stoyana Natseva · 07 October 2026
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Stories & Perspectives
Why a Brief Conversation Can Change the Feel of a Day
Brief greetings and short chats with strangers often feel better than we expect and can lift everyday well-being.
Psychreg · 29 September 2026
Stories & Perspectives
Power and Dependency Can Quietly Replace Intimacy in Relationships
Relationships can look loving on the surface while power or dependency quietly replaces real intimacy underneath.
Angela Tittel, MSc · 01 September 2026
Society
Social Competition and Keeping Secrets Put Teenagers’ Mental Health Under Strain, Research Finds
New research links adolescent secrecy and peer competition to overlapping brain strain with serious mental health consequences.
Psychreg News Team · 17 March 2026
Cyberpsychology
Ageing in a Digital World: Can Technology Reduce Elder Isolation?
Thoughtful technology bridges elder isolation by boosting social connection, cognitive health, and purpose when designed with psychological insight.
Jeffrey Grant · 24 February 2026
Society
Are We Born to Imitate? The Evolutionary Roots of Social Learning
Social learning still drives human behaviour, but in the digital age imitation now spreads faster, broader, and with evolving consequences.
Ayten Nevzat · 24 June 2025
Cyberpsychology
Facebook, YouTube, and X: The Psychology of Social Media
It has become so popular that it seems that physically interacting to other seems so outdated, but what's the psychology behind social media?
Tommy Williamson · 28 September 2024
Mind & Brain
Can ASMR Help with Touch Starvation?
We are in the midst of a drought – a human-touch drought!
Rebecca Benvie · 15 January 2024
Society
Unveiling The Essence of Community Management
Social interaction is necessary for humans to learn, sense, and understand each other.
Ellen Diamond · 28 November 2023
Relationships
New Study Shows It Pays to Be a Jerk – But Why Isn’t Everyone That Way?
Science confirms, yet again, that brutish behaviour can be an effective path to power.
Psychreg News Team · 24 April 2023
Society
People Who Spends “Me-Time” Out of Fear of Social Interactions Are More Anxious
Spending time alone is common across the lifespan, and yet, we still do not fully understand when, why and for whom it confers risks versus benefits.
Psychreg News Desk · 09 December 2022
Mind & Brain
Here’s How the Brain Works When We Choose to Help Someone in Danger
The brain’s defence system plays a greater role in helping behaviour than was previously thought.
News Release · 25 October 2022
Mind & Brain
Scientists Identify Neurons in the Brain That Drive Competition and Social Behaviour Within Groups
New research in mice has identified neurons in the brain that influence competitive interactions between individuals.
News Release · 16 March 2022
Society
Kindness Is the Gift That Comes Back Multiplied
Being kind seems to be a high-level skill; it requires the ability to see through the eyes of another, then to imagine what they need, emotionally.
Professor Nigel MacLennan · 01 November 2021
Society
Study Sheds New Light on Behaviour Known as ‘Joint Attention’
Joint attention is the ability for two or more people to share attention about something in the world around us.
Psychreg · 29 July 2021