When toddlers melt down and teens snap back, it’s natural for us to have emotions. Some parents feel overwhelmed or out of control. Others try to push their emotions away. Emotions, after all, can be ...

Science has found that a happier life is a healthier life. When people experience more positive emotion, they tend to enjoy better cardiovascular, endocrine, and immune function and even a longer life ...

I like to think that I am my best self when I’m unplugged in the Adirondacks, which I try to visit every summer. Without cell service or Wi-Fi, I’m not entirely unburdened, but I’m freer to express ...

As people age, they display a bias in recognizing emotions as positive-to the point of improperly labeling neutral or negative emotions as positive. Some researchers theorize this bias is an adaptive ...

The blueprint for happiness isn’t just theoretical, it’s deeply personal and powerfully practical. Here’s what it means and how you can cultivate it. What is happiness, really? Positive psychology ...

Nahda Nabiilah is a writer and editor from Indonesia. She has always loved writing and playing games, so one day she decided to combine the two. Most of the time, writing gaming guides is a blast for ...

How do emotions influence memory? In a collaboration between Hangzhou Normal University and Nanjing Normal University, Xi Jia led a study to explore whether emotions shape how well people remember ...

How do emotions influence memory? In a collaboration between Hangzhou Normal University and Nanjing Normal University, Xi Jia led a study to explore whether emotions shape how well people remember ...

We’ve all faked a smile at some point—to respond politely to a bad joke in a Zoom meeting, to show appreciation for a gift that misses the mark, or to cover up personal discomfort and sadness. But ...

Saying one thing while feeling another is part of being human, but bottling up emotions can have serious psychological consequences like anxiety or panic attacks. To help health care providers tell ...

A team led by scientists at Penn State has created a stretchable, rechargeable sticker that can detect real emotions — by measuring things like skin temperature and heart rate — even when users put on ...