A new study suggests that children as young as five favor adults who express doubt when unsure rather than those who are overly confident.

A review of research investigated how mental health and physical activity change in retirees around the world.

Research suggests that cultivating character promotes a flourishing life—and leaders with character help build a flourishing ...

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Our monthly Happiness Calendar for Educators is a day-by-day guide to building kinder, happier schools where everyone belongs ...

Happy Caregivers May Help Dementia Patients Stay Alive: A new study finds that supporting the mental health of family ...

Some people are turning to AI chatbots for comfort, which could create unhealthy attachment and real harm, experts warn.

Expanding marriage rights to same-sex couples also expanded access to the psychological benefits that come with tying ...

Empathic distress, associated with negative feelings, can lead to withdrawal, poor health, and burnout. Empathic concern, on the other hand, can lead to positive feelings, good health, and the desire ...

New research is exploring the connection between the foods we eat and our feelings of depression, anxiety, and happiness.

Our first inclination when confronted with challenges may be fight/flight/freeze. That’s what our innate stress response does ...

Victor Strecher, a behavioral scientist at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health, lost his 19-year-old daughter to a sudden heart attack in 2010; she had been living with a rare heart ...