Research has shown that that forcing yourself to smile can improve your mood. Well, a new study published online in the Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry shows that walking in a happy manner may make you happier, too. The study entitled “How we walk affects what we remember: Gait modifications through biofeedback change negative affective memory bias” led by Johannes…
Read MoreDigital Media, Reading Emotions & Children
A new study conducted by Patricia Greenfield at UCLA suggests that children’s social skills may be declining as they have less time for face-to-face interaction due to their increased use of digital media. Greenfield, et al’s study entitled “Five days at outdoor education camp without screens improves preteen skills with nonverbal emotion cues” will be published…
Read MoreThe Smell of Fear and Disgust
Among our five senses, the sense of smell is the oldest sense. People can detect at least one trillion distinct scents and research has shown that women have a better sense of smell than men. One interesting study published in the journal Psychological Science entitled “Chemosignals Communicate Human Emotions” suggest that people can smell feelings…
Read MoreFlow, The Secret to Happiness?
Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi, a positive psychologist asks the question, “What makes a life worth living?” Noting that money cannot make us happy, he looks to those who find pleasure and lasting satisfaction in activities that bring about a state of “flow.” Csikszentmihalyi has contributed pioneering work to our understanding of happiness, creativity, human fulfillment and the…
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