Having a positive attitude is often touted as a disposition or a prosocial personality trait. But situational factors are important as well. Both hope and happiness stem from a healthy emotional and ...

One of the most important insights in all of psychology is that prior beliefs matter. Whether it's a place such as a university, a person such as a boss, or a group such as "liberals," our prior ...

Is it possible that the more prosperous a society is, the less satisfied its youth will be? New international evidence is drawing a sobering portrait: in rich, industrialized countries, young adults ...

When we're little, most of us are taught to expect that, at some point, we'll grow up and learn and how to take care of ourselves and our own children. What we don't tend to think about as much during ...

Nearly half of adults are happy for Happy Meals as they turn to the kids’ menu for cheaper, smaller portions, a new survey has found. As inflation continues to rise, Americans are looking to save in ...

Making friends as a young adult can be hard. Many 20- or 30-somethings have swapped a structured school environment for work, which may be remote or not involve interacting with people their age, and ...