psychological science

UCI psychologist studies the family dynamic of the developmental disorder.

Roxane Cohen Silver marks 10th anniversary of attacks with research, public talks.

Sena Koleva studies romantic relationships, mate selection and the science of love.

UCI psychologist uses Google map technology in study of neighborhood effects.

Elizabeth Cauffman’s research on adolescent development has influenced public policy on youth offenders.

Health benefits of expressive writing do not apply equally across all cultures, study finds.

Study shows mother’s work status is not associated with children’s achievement or behavior.

UC Irvine psychologist Karen Rook can trace her interest in how loneliness affects the elderly to her childhood, when she saw a much-loved, once-robust grandmother decline markedly after losing her husband. Unable to manage the family farm on her own, her grandmother moved into an apartment. After breaking her hip in a fall, she ended […]

UCI-led team of social scientists assesses post-disaster community resilience.

Professor Salvatore R. Maddi has changed the way many view stress. Not only is it an unavoidable part of life, he argues, it can be good for us.