Claire Dorotik-Nana
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Generation Me – Digital Media, Narcissism’s New Platform
Has Facebook contributed to rising rates of narcissism? Does narcissism exist in a self-reinforcing spiral? → Read More
Owing More And Feeling Worse — What We Overlook About Debt And Mental Health
Focusing on around 8,500 working-age adults, Lawrence Berger of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his research team took data from two waves of the National Survey of Families and Households, conducted six years apart and ending in... → Read More
In The News We Trust
This blog explores our inherent trust in the news, despite the negative consequences that may result. → Read More
The Criminal High
Street gangs have often been understood as a way for adolescents to find a sense of belonging and social support, however, say Liza Berdychevsky, Monika Stodolska and Kim Shinew, professors of recreation, sport and tourism at the University of... → Read More
The Right Mindset Goes A Long Way When Facing Medical Challenges
Coping with medical challenges is tough, but it is much easier when we have the right mindset. → Read More
It’s Like A Drug – Reward Circuitry and Digital Media
This blog explores the effect of digital media "likes" on the reward circuitry of the brain, and the potential consequences. → Read More
Speculation and Education – An Overlooked Connection?
Exploring the connection between education and debt. → Read More
Virtual Mobs, Microagressions, and The Growth of Social Shaming
This blog explores the growth of social shaming through online mediums. → Read More
Want to Get Better? Learn to Take a Risk
In speaking about the relationship between risk and mastery, Steven Kottler, the author of The Rise of Superman, quotes University of Cambridge, England neuropsychologist Barbara Sahakian, “If you are interested in mastery, you have to... → Read More
Broadening The Social Network
This blog explores how social networks influence, and are influenced by, our brain networks. → Read More
Want To Be Mentally Tough? Three Questions To Ask Yourself
Mental toughness, we are told, predicts our success in sport, education, and the workplace. It will help us cope with adverse situations, perform under pressure, face setbacks and emerge with confidence. And if you are... → Read More
What, Again, Is Mental Toughness?
Not long after David Goggins released his memoir, Can’t Hurt Me, it became a National bestseller. Tracing his early childhood experiences of physical abuse, poverty, and prejudice, through his struggle with obesity and depression,... → Read More
The Backwards Success Equation
Does success precede happiness? Research in positive psychology says qualitatively, no, and even worse, believing that it does, may actually make you less happy. → Read More
Setbacks and Why We Need Them
Setbacks can seem insurmountable, until we understand just how they for cause us to reconsider our lives, make critical adaptations, and ultimately, become much happier. → Read More
We Are Supposed To Be Rehabilitating Them – The Failure of The Prison System
This article explores the current state of the U.S. prison system, and its' effects on recidivism, increased criminality, violence, and further incarceration. → Read More
Everyone Else Looks Like They Are Having More Fun – Digital Media and The Happiness Paradox
"This analysis contributes to a growing body of evidence that social media may be harmful to users who 'overindulge' in these services since it's nearly impossible to escape negative comparisons to their friends' popularity and happiness" (Bollen, 2017). → Read More
The Tetris Effect, and Why You See What You Look For
"When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail." This blog explores what the Tetris Effect is, and how we can use it to increase our happiness. → Read More
Addicted To Your Smartphone? It Might Not Be What You Think It Is
This blog explores the use of smartphones in an era of addiction, and considers that addiction might be different from what we might think. → Read More
Why Your Friends’ Exercise Posts May Not Be The Best Motivation — And May Make You Feel Worse
We have all seen the posts of our friends crossing the finish line of a race, sharing their Strava run statistics, or going for that fabulous hike. According to researchers at Texas State University and the University of Arizona, these posts tends to... → Read More
Treating Criminal Behavior — With Psychedelics?
While a new body of research has focused on the use of psychedelic drugs such as magic mushrooms, LSD and mescaline (a substance derived from peyote cactus), to improve mood, reduce anxiety, and with obsessive compulsive disorder and eating... → Read More