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Teaching Emotional Resilience Across 87 Countries During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Are there ways to alleviate the pandemic’s negative impact on our mental health?

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What Happened to People’s Values During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

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As the pandemic unfolded, people started to value more stability and tradition over adventures and fun, and became less caring of others.

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You Can’t Tell Me What to Do! Or Maybe You Can

People generally do not like being told what to do, but that might change when they feel uncertain about themselves or the world around them.

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Risky Business: Boredom’s Optimistic Impact on Risk Taking

Have you ever taken a risk out of pure boredom, even if it was out of character for you?

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Sometimes, the People Who Seem Safest Actually Pose the Biggest Risk. Why?

We trust fellow members of our groups, even when we probably shouldn’t.

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Help, I am an Extravert! Loneliness and Well-being in Lockdown

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How extraversion affects our well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic and what we can do to feel better.

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The COVID-19 Pandemic: A New “Era” in your Personal Well-being?

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How and why emotion recognition ability (ERA) predicts who is happier during lockdown.

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The Scientific Establishment Crosses the Rubicon. What’s the Risk?

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Without the public’s trust, scientists have difficulty affecting policy and having an impact. With this in mind, we explored how endorsements of presidential candidates by scientific publications affected trust in science.

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Beyond Social Distancing: Six Psychological Ways to Defend Yourself against COVID-19

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We all have some control over the human body’s natural defense against COVID-19. It’s the immune system. Use it.

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Everything is Fine? Exercising Control and Authenticity in this “New Normal”

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Amidst all the major threats posed by COVID-19, there are glimmers of hope that people are adjusting better than you might imagine—at least where a sense of authenticity and personal control are concerned.

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