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Viral and harmful: Violence in media and its impact on empathy

... else.  What impact do these contents have on our mental health and especially on our capacity for empathy ? This question will be ... to the observer. Empathy is thus far more than a psychological concept; it is a social necessity. It fosters compassion, ... / more

FOMO: The fun everybody else has

... a simple photo. Although FOMO may seem a novel concept, the psychological processes behind it are not new. Scholars widely agree that ... out at work: Examining costs and benefits to employee health and motivation“, Computers in Human Behavior, Bd. 104, S. 106161, ... / more

The viral power of migrant crime messaging: Fear, emotion, and algorithms

... platforms. This article examines how emotional triggers, psychological shortcuts, and platform design interact to influence public ... Pew Research Center, “Public priorities for 2024: Economy, health care, and immigration,” Feb. 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: ... / more

Digital moral distortion: How social media can negatively shape our judgement of right and wrong

... hurt our moral reasoning [3]. In this article, we detail psychological evidence on the role of moral outrage, polarisation, ... and A. N. Ortega, “Social media users’ perceptions about health mis- and disinformation on social media ,” Health Aff. Scholar ... / more

Internet, dating, addiction: A match made in heaven

... the word addiction as a construct (or term), comparable to psychological constructs like extraversion or fear of missing out. ... the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) . The APA defines psychiatric diagnoses in their ... / more