“There is nothing as practical as a good theory” was Kurt Lewin’s (1943) way of asserting the value of theory in guiding research that addresses broad social problems. But psychological theory also ...

Emotions are related to mood, personality and motivation, and they cause measurable physiological and psychological changes. The study of emotions and feelings is important because they are at the ...

Most people use "feelings" and "emotions" like they mean the same thing — but they're not. It turns out you only have six ...

How to tell if you're on the right track with self-awareness and growth.

Humans are rational beings. But we are also driven by emotions. How many times have you picked up a bag of chips or a chocolate bar at the convenience store just because they looked appealing? It is ...

The mental health of our society is far from ideal. Rates of stress, depression, and anxiety are increasing. The data on college students is especially troubling. There are likely many reasons for ...

The launch of the AI-powered app Empathic was recently announced by seamlessCARE, a digital health spin-out firm from University College Dublin (UCD). With the aid of artificial intelligence (AI), ...

Bluey helps kids build emotional intelligence through play, resilience, and real-life lessons parents can actually use at ...

The pandemic has elevated everyone’s baseline stress and brought many underlying issues to the surface. So this seemed like a good time to talk to an emotions expert. Karla McLaren is an author and ...

Aniket Bera, computer science professor at Purdue, is training AI models on data from diverse communities, trying to bring emotional intelligence to artificial intelligence. It’s getting easier and ...