The In-Mind Blog

Netflix’s Adolescence sparked the debate about whether social media can push boys towards misogyny. Research suggests a more complex picture: harmful content exists, but its influence and interpretation depend on much more than the type of content itself. more

Life is marked by transitions. Some are expected, such as entering adulthood, becoming a parent, or retiring. Others are abrupt, disruptive, or unwanted, such as bereavement, serious illness, divorce, unemployment, forced migration, or caregiving burdens. These experiences often challenge people’s routines, identities, relationships, and expectations for the future. more

Negativity bias refers to the phenomenon that negative information carries more psychological weight than positive information. For instance, the sting of losing $10 is felt more intensely than the joy of gaining $10, and we are quicker to spot a threatening face in a crowd than a friendly one. Surprisingly, however, this effect doesn't seem to show up in evaluative conditioning (which is the change in the liking of a neutral stimulus due to its joint presentation with a positive or negative stimulus)—even when all the typical conditions for it are met. So, why doesn't the bias show up here? We take a closer look at the data to find out. more

What is In-Mind? In-Mind is a volunteer-driven non-profit project dedicated to sharing psychological research. We present psychological research in an... more

The social groups to which we belong shape how we see ourselves, but which groups matter most? We show that political parties and ideology are not the first things that come to mind when people think about themselves. Instead, identities like nationality and age are far more central and may help bridge political divides. more

This special issue Reality Check: What clinical science really tells us about promoting mental health aims to provide brief review articles on current developments in clinical psychology and psychotherapy research, presented in such a way that they are interesting and accessible to a wide readership of non-psychologists. more