• Call for articles on topical issues
    27.04.2026 | Announcements and News

    Call for articles on topical issues

    written by: Stella Wernicke, Jana Dreston
    We are currently looking to publish articles on a series of specific themes that we know people are generally very interested in learning more about. This is an invitation to all those interested in writing an article on any of the themes or specific topics listed below to please submit a short abstract on a future article idea. If your abstract is accepted, we will invite you to submit a full length-article to the magazine, which will then be reviewed. Your abstract should be around 150–250 words long, and we wish to have your abstract before November 3rd. more
  • 05.07.2014 | Violence & Aggression

    Why Are We Still Spanking Our Kids?

    written by: Kathryn Bartlett Anderson, Donald Lucas
    In this blog post we discuss legal, attitudinal and motivational factors that explain why we use physical punishment with children, specifically: (1) the United States, unlike most other countries, does not legislate against it, (2) attitudes condoning corporal punishment remain strong, particularly in some U.S. regions and cultures, (3) situational precipitating factors, impulsive appraisal, and cognitive scripts for aggressive punishment can interact to result in a spanking episode. more
  • 26.06.2014 | Happiness & Well-being

    From candidate genes to genome-wide association studies

    written by: Marcus Munafo
    In my last post I asked where the genes for psychological traits are, and argued that over the last two decades candidate gene studies have failed to identify genes that are reliably associated with complex behavioral phenotypes. In this post, I will discuss more recent whole genome methods, such as genome-wide association studies, and what we have learned from these. more
  • 20.06.2014 | Romance & Friendship

    Now I ain’t sayin she’s a gold digger, but will she get with someone who makes less than her, either?

    written by: Cathleen Clerkin
    In this post I review research showing that women do not care about partner’s income as much as people may think. In fact, the research suggests that both men and women overestimate the degree to which the other gender cares about money in relationships. These findings are particularly relevant given that some opponents of the 2014 U.S. Paycheck Fairness Act have stated that women prefer to make less money than their romantic partners. more
  • 04.06.2014 | Romance & Friendship

    Learning from our dreams

    written by: Dylan Selterman
    In this post, I describe how dreams are associated with people’s behavior after waking up, especially in the context of their close relationships. Have you ever felt upset at someone after what they did in your dream? There are several theories to explain how and why this happens, along with some references to Friends and The Matrix. more
  • 02.06.2014 | Meaning Making

    Only searching for a plane? What the disappearance of Flight MH 370 reveals about the human need for meaning and certainty

    written by: Aaron Moss
    In this post, I describe how two core motives of human social behavior—the need for understanding and the need for control—shape people’s responses to disaster. Using the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 as an example, I describe how people seek to maintain meaning (related to understanding) and to re-establish certainty (related to control) after unforeseen disasters. more
  • 30.05.2014 | Violence & Aggression

    Coping with being bullied

    written by: Matt Newman
    In this blog post, I discuss recent research suggesting that being the victim of bullying can have a long-lasting impact on mental and physical health. But there’s a ray of hope in this literature as well: the lasting impact may depend on the ways that victims cope with being bullied. more