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Guilt and shame from being rejected, discriminated against or bullied as a child can carry into adulthood. But making meaning from these experiences can help with healing.
For nearly three years, we’ve assessed Australians’ mental health before they have cosmetic surgery. So what difference has it made?
Pretty isn’t always profitable.
New research reveals people aged under 35 are more likely to believe conspiracy theories due to political alienation and low self-esteem.
Lewd customers, backstabbing co-workers and managers making unrealistic demands can take a toll.
Unmet psychological needs can drive people toward conspiracy belief, but this can start a self-reinforcing cycle which further erodes the need and creates more mistrust and disconnection.
Research shows that many factors influence how social media can impact – positively and negatively – the wellbeing of young people. But the media and politicians often draw simpler conclusions.
Adults use these phrases all the time to try and support children. But this type of praise may not always be helpful or healthy.
Taking the stress and uncertainty out of going back to school can ease the process, a veteran counselor explains.
A growing body of research points to links between social media use and mental health harms, but establishing clear cause and effect is difficult.
A recent study showed encouraging people with obesity to interact with others more can keep them alive for longer.
Cognitive disorders can often impact self-confidence, for the better or for the worse. But we won’t be able to offer adequate treatment unless we understand the mechanisms, one scientist warns.
Whether experienced directly or indirectly, racial incidents can trigger numerous psychological impacts on Black people, including lower self-esteem and anxiety.
We often think of self-esteem as either high or low, but the level of your self-esteem might be less important than the stability of your self-esteem.
Research shows that social media, with it endless promotion of unrealistic standards of beauty, has had a negative impact on millions of young people.
Composer Nicholas Britell festoons earnest Romantic music with sounds that gleefully desecrate it, underscoring the show’s emotional core: a lust for power joined by immense self-loathing.
Friendships are important, but are they always healthy? New research finds that teens who feel dominated by their friends experience lower self-esteem and more symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Understanding the why of procrastination is key to breaking the habit.
Female statistics students had higher final exam grades than their male peers, even though they had less confidence in their statistics abilities at the start of the semester.
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