All parents of young children know how challenging it is when your child throws a tantrum. But think again before you reach for a mobile phone or tablet to soothe them. New research entitled “Cure for tantrums? Longitudinal associations between parental digital emotion regulation and children’s self-regulatory skills” suggests that doing so may damage a…
Read MoreThe Link Between Childhood Trauma and Emotion Recognition
A recent study published in Scientific Reports studied the association between childhood trauma and emotion recognition. Their results showed that childhood trauma alone was significantly associated with emotion recognition accuracy when exploring stimuli intensity, modality, and emotion. Furthermore, when researchers controlled for psychopathy and alexithymia, childhood trauma was significant only when exploring the emotion portrayed. The…
Read MoreICYMI: Nonverbal Communication Podcast Episodes
In case you missed it, here are a collection of nonverbal communication podcast episodes featuring Humintell Director Dr. David Matsumoto. Enjoy! Nonverbal Communication Speaks Volumes If you think reading people is not a science, think again. Understanding expressions that only appear on someone’s face for tenths of a second can mean a lot to…
Read MoreGetting Angry May Increase Risk of Heart Disease & Stroke
Is anger bad for your health? Recent research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association suggests that repeated bouts of anger could have the potential to increase your risk of cardiovascular health. The study entitled “Translational research of the acute effects of negative emotions on vascular endothelial health: finding from a randomized controlled…
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