Feeling happy is linked to good physical health among Americans but not among Japanese, finds a study in Psychological Science. Researchers analyzed data from almost 1,400 participants in two studies of midlife adults, one in the United States and...
A short intervention that teaches young children to recognize people of other races as individuals can reduce implicit bias, finds research in Child Development. Researchers worked with 95 preschoolers in China, none of whom had had any direct in-person...
At-risk children who participate in the federal Head Start preschool program are less likely to end up in foster care than those who don’t, finds a study in Children and Youth Services Review. Researchers analyzed data on nearly 2,000...
Babies of anxious mothers are more attuned to threats than other babies are, suggests a study in Emotion. Researchers used eye-tracking technology to follow the gazes of 98 babies, ages 4 months to 24 months, as they watched pictures...