psychological science

UCI postdoctoral scholar explores positive potential of mobile health apps

Earlier UCI studies found adverse health outcomes from heightened stress response

Retaliation comes naturally to children, while positive reciprocity must be learned, says UCI cognitive scientist

Perception of high status is linked to easier transition to adulthood, UCI-led study finds

Responses to combat deaths, comrade suicides have mental health consequences

According to a new UCI-led study, it’s not just how much media exposure an individual has to collective trauma but also the graphic quality of what one sees that may make a person more vulnerable to trauma-related mental and physical health problems over time. The team analyzed the results from more than 3,000 anonymous online […]

Jodi Quas, UCI professor of psychological science, has received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to improve protocols for law enforcement officers when questioning adolescent sex trafficking victims. She and Thomas D. Lyon, the Judge Edward J. and Ruey L. Guirado Chair in Law and Psychology at USC, will examine several hundred interview […]

Study of 400 teens finds little evidence linking excessive smartphone use and mental health outcomes

Big data study is first to capture real-time psychological responses to false alarm

Study explores alternative to blood draws in monitoring patients’ lithium levels