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Self-Injury: Can the Internet Play a Positive Role?
Anywhere between 17% and 38% of adolescents and young adults engage in behaviors of nonsuicidal self-injury, defined as “the deliberate, self-inflicted damage of body tissue without suicidal intent.” These behaviors, which might include cutting, scratching
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Zoom and Alcohol Don’t Mix—Looking at Yourself During Online Social Gatherings May Worsen Mood; Alcohol May Increase This Effect
The more a person stares at themselves while talking with a partner in an online chat, the more their mood degrades over the course of the conversation, a new study finds. Alcohol use appears to worsen this effect.
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Inside Grants: National Science Foundation EAGER Grant
Emily Balcetis shares her experiences responding to the 2020 “Strengthening American Infrastructure” program initiative.
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How Psychological Science Can Confront the Internet’s Dark Side
Psychological science can help decrease the negative consequences of Internet use.
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Citizens Versus the Internet: How Psychological Science Can Confront Digital Challenges
The latest PSPI explores ways that psychological and behavior science can help decrease the negative consequences of Internet use.
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Citizens Versus the Internet: Confronting Digital Challenges With Cognitive Tools
Psychological Science in the Public Interest (Volume 21, Number 3)Read the Full Text (PDF, HTML) The Internet is an indispensable and global virtual environment in which people constantly communicate, seek information, and make decisions. The
