This post was co-authored by David Szwedo and Kristen Allen, a senior at James Madison University. Parents often have high hopes for how their children will turn out in adulthood, such as wanting them ...

The inability to experience pleasure or interest in activities (commonly referred to in clinical settings as anhedonia) is characteristic of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and ...

Traditional survey methods can provide noisy data arising from recall, memory and other biases. Technological advances (particularly in neuroscience) are opening new ways of monitoring physiological ...

Adolescents with high positive affect may have improved physical and mental health as adults, according to a new study. Adolescents with high positive affect may have improved physical and mental ...

Adolescents with high positive affect may have improved physical and mental health as adults, according to a study published April 2 nd in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Eric Kim and Renae ...

A psychotherapy designed to boost positive emotions outperformed a standard approach focused on reducing negative feelings in patients with depression and anxiety. Results of the randomized clinical ...

Research led by psychologists at the University of Warwick has revealed a profound connection between the spirituality of science and positive well-being, much like the benefits traditionally ...

People with personality traits such as conscientiousness, extraversion and positive affect are less likely to be diagnosed with dementia than those with neuroticism and negative affect, according to a ...