studies/
studies & papers i've found interesting.
Aron's set of escalating questions designed to generate closeness between two strangers.
On the relationship between self-confidence and athletic performance.
Suppression of Unwanted Thoughts
Evidence that actively suppressing fearful thoughts can improve mental health rather than backfiring.
Effect of Exercise on Depression
A network meta-analysis finding exercise is an effective treatment for depression, with walking, running, and strength training among the most effective.
Deactivating Facebook & Instagram
A randomised experiment showing that deactivating Facebook and Instagram before an election increased happiness and reduced anxiety.
Taylor & Brown argue that positive illusions about oneself are linked to better mental health.
Higher optimism is associated with longer lifespan and greater odds of living past 85.
A Wandering Mind is an Unhappy Mind
Killingsworth & Gilbert find people are less happy when their minds wander, regardless of what they are doing.
Repetitive Negative Thinking & Subjective Cognitive Decline
Rumination and chronic worry are associated with subjective cognitive decline in older adults.
Music triggers the same dopamine reward pathways in the brain as food, sex, and drugs.
Placebo Sleep Affects Cognitive Functioning
Simply believing you slept well improves cognitive performance, independent of actual sleep quality.
Sleep & Biological Ageing Clocks in Middle and Late Life
Links sleep patterns in middle and late life to biological measures of ageing.