Lara Senturk

Research by Yin, Jie; Yuan, Jing; Arfaei, Nastaran; Catalano, Paul; Allen, Joseph & Spengler, John (2020). Effects of biophilic indoor environment on stress and anxiety recovery: A between-subjects experiment in virtual reality. Environment International,136, 105427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2019.10542 Written by Robin N. Fatovic M.S. What changes can you make to your office to reduce anxiety during the workday? Researchers wanted to know…

Research by Hofer, Marlise; & Chen, Frances (2020). The scent of a good night’s sleep: Olfactory cues of aromantic partner improve sleep efficiency. Psychological Science, 31(4), 449–459. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797620905615 Written by Robin N. Fatovic M.S. Can your partner’s scent impact your sleep quality? Previous research shows that a partner’s scent can reduce stress and increase a sense of security. Psychology researchers…

Research by Haghighatdoost, Fahimeh; Feizi, Awat ; Esmaillzadeh, Ahmad; Rashidi-Pourfard ,Nafiseh; Keshteli, Amar; Roohafza, Hamid; & Adibi, Payman (2018). Drinking plain water is associated with decreased risk of depression and anxiety in adults: Results from a large cross-sectional study. World Journal of Psychiatry, 8(3), 88–96. https://doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v8.i3.88 Written by Robin N. Fatovic M.S. Do you drink enough water throughout the day?…

Research by Lei, Xue & Perrett, David (2020). Misperceptions of opposite‐sex preferences for thinness and muscularity. British Journal of Psychology, 112(1), 247–264. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12451 Written by Robin N. Fatovic M.S. Do men and women have accurate perceptions about body type preferences? Psychology researchers showed 3D images of people with different bodies to 170 white, young adults from the UK. They had…

Research by Mastroianni, Adam; Gilbert, Daniel; Cooney, Gus;& Wilson, Timothy (2021). Do conversations end when people want them to? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,118(10). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2011809118 Written by Robin N. Fatovic M.S. Do you feel awkward when ending a conversation? Researchers studied how people decide when to close their conversations. In study one, 800 participants completed a survey explaining…

Research by Kim, Sooyeol; Cho, Seonghee;& Park, Youngah (2021). Daily microbreaks in a self-regulatory resources lens: Perceived health climate as a contextual moderator via microbreak autonomy.Journal of Applied Psychology https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000891. Written by Robin N. Fatovic M.S. Do you feel like a zombie at work? Psychology researchers explored the relationship between poor sleep and the amount of microbreaks taken during the…

Burrow, Anthony L., & Rainone, Nicolette (2017). How many likes did I get?: Purpose moderates links between positive social media feedback and self-esteem. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 69, 232–236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2016.09.005 Written by Robin N. Fatovic M.S. How do you feel when you get a “like” on social media? Human development researchers studied the impact of Facebook “likes” on self-esteem.…

Research by Matsubayashi, Tetsuya; Sawada, Yasuyuki; & Ueda,Michiko (2014). Does the installation of blue lights on train platforms SHIFT suicide to ANOTHER station?: Evidence from Japan. Journal of Affective Disorders,169, 57–60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2014.07.036 Written by Robin N. Fatovic M.S. September is National Suicide Prevention Month. What can societies do to help? Researchers reviewed data from 71 train stations in Japan between…

Research by Bender, Jasmine; O’Connor, Alison M.; & Evans, Angela D. (2018). Mirror, mirror on the wall: Increasing young children’s honesty through inducing self-awareness. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology,167, 414–422 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2017.12.001 Written by Robin N. Fatovic M.S. To instill honesty, parents tell children, “Don’t lie.” “Be Honest.” “Promise to tell the truth. ”Since promising doesn’t seem to work for very…

Research by Kim, Jinho (2021). The quality of social relationships in schools and adult health: Differential effects of student–student versus student–teacher relationships School Psychology, 36(1), 6–16. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000373 Written by Robin N. Fatovic M.S. Can adolescent relationshipsin school have lasting effects on health throughout life? Health policy researcher, Jinho Kim, reviewed data from a US National Longitudinal study of students grades…