ADVERTISEMENT

Psychology

Social media's age limits won't protect your kids

But drawing a bright line on age is not a cure-all. Turning 13 (or for that matter, 16) does not make someone magically capable of handling the responsibilities of social media. Conversely, some children might have the maturity to navigate those platforms before they are 13.

17 April 2024, 04:07 IST

Social media's age limits won't protect your kids

Social media's age limits won't protect your kids

Social media's age limits won't protect your kids

17 April 2024, 04:07 IST

Psychopathy among bureaucrats is a bigger threat than corruption

The glaring absence of psychological assessments in civil service recruitment processes renders the system perilously open to infiltration by unsuitable individuals

06 April 2024, 05:01 IST

Psychopathy among bureaucrats is a bigger threat than corruption

Psychopathy among bureaucrats is a bigger threat than corruption

Psychopathy among bureaucrats is a bigger threat than corruption

06 April 2024, 05:01 IST

Words learnt early in life and 'arousing' words endure test of time: Study

Words associated with what people can see or imagine, which has been described as 'concrete' words, are also more likely to endure the natural selection process too.

07 January 2024, 09:27 IST

Words learnt early in life and 'arousing' words endure test of time: Study

Words learnt early in life and 'arousing' words endure test of time: Study

Words learnt early in life and 'arousing' words endure test of time: Study

07 January 2024, 09:27 IST

Despite rising number of suicides by students, Kota faces shortage of clinical psychologists

There is only one clinical psychologist appointed at the New Medical College Hospital against the demand of at least five, and it lacks an adequate number of trained staff.

22 December 2023, 07:47 IST

Despite rising number of suicides by students, Kota faces shortage of clinical psychologists

Despite rising number of suicides by students, Kota faces shortage of clinical psychologists

Despite rising number of suicides by students, Kota faces shortage of clinical psychologists

22 December 2023, 07:47 IST

Secure attachment to both parents − not just mothers − boosts children’s healthy development

Children develop attachment relationships with people whose presence around them is stable over time. For most children, these people are their parents.

03 November 2023, 08:50 IST

Secure attachment to both parents − not just mothers − boosts children’s healthy development

Secure attachment to both parents − not just mothers − boosts children’s healthy development

Secure attachment to both parents − not just mothers − boosts children’s healthy development

03 November 2023, 08:50 IST

Why do people with hoarding disorder hoard, and how can we help?

Research has shown genetic factors play a role but there is no one single gene that causes hoarding disorder. Instead, a range of psychological, neurobiological, and social factors can be at play.

25 October 2023, 08:25 IST

Why do people with hoarding disorder hoard, and how can we help?

Why do people with hoarding disorder hoard, and how can we help?

Why do people with hoarding disorder hoard, and how can we help?

25 October 2023, 08:25 IST

Explained | How morbid curiosity can lead people to conspiracy theories

Recent research shows that a heightened interest in learning about threats can also lead people to be interested in less constructive types of stories: conspiracy theories.

12 October 2023, 07:53 IST

Explained | How morbid curiosity can lead people to conspiracy theories

Explained | How morbid curiosity can lead people to conspiracy theories

Explained | How morbid curiosity can lead people to conspiracy theories

12 October 2023, 07:53 IST

Information overload & need for 'critical ignoring’

A boundless wealth of high-quality information is available at our fingertips right next to a ceaseless torrent of distracting, false and manipulative information

05 February 2023, 09:40 IST

When critical thinking isn’t enough: To beat information overload, we need to learn ‘critical ignoring’

When critical thinking isn’t enough: To beat information overload, we need to learn ‘critical ignoring’

Information overload & need for 'critical ignoring’

05 February 2023, 09:40 IST

Seeking a fine balance

If you pose the question 'are you a moral person?' the most common answer you will get is 'Yes, of course!' We all think we are more moral than the next person. But are we? Or is this just our moral superiority speaking?

18 December 2022, 02:24 IST

Seeking a fine balance

Seeking a fine balance

Seeking a fine balance

18 December 2022, 02:24 IST

'Skipping breakfast may lead to psychosocial problems'

24 August 2022, 09:39 IST

Researchers find skipping breakfast may lead to psychosocial health problems in children

Researchers find skipping breakfast may lead to psychosocial health problems in children

'Skipping breakfast may lead to psychosocial problems'

24 August 2022, 09:39 IST