Psychologists reveal why perfectionists often struggle most when plans change and uncertainty enters the picture.

The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath have intensified the global crisis of stress and burnout in healthcare professionals, escalating this issue into an urgent concern. Numerous studies (e.g., ...

You’re driving to work, enjoying your favorite tunes or an audiobook, perhaps running a few minutes late. The traffic is stop-and-go when you are suddenly jolted by a car behind you careening into ...

The active ingredient in psilocybin mushrooms is being explored for its power to break out of the grip of rigid mental patterns—patterns which often lead to treatment-resistant disorders. Researchers ...

Coping flexibility refers to an individual’s capacity to assess the effectiveness of a chosen coping strategy, relinquish it when it proves ineffective, and deploy an alternative approach tailored to ...

Do you ever feel mentally stuck, like you can’t cope when a stressful situation hits? A healthy breakfast, exercise, and a good night’s sleep might be just what you need to build psychological ...

This is the season the link between a happy family life and the ability to thrive in your career may be most clear. After a bruising year, many of us are spending the holidays retreating (as much as ...

Background Psychological flexibility skills supporting athletes mental wellbeing. Objectives Investigate the association between psychological flexibility skills and mental well-being in Finnish ...

Have you ever found yourself consumed by unproductive or negative thoughts and emotions that derail you from taking action? If so, what I learned during my football coaching career about developing ...

"Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way," Leo Tolstoy wrote famously in 1878 in the opening lines of Anna Karenina. Turns out the Russian author was onto ...

How to train your brain to deal with the rough and smooth of race day to maximise performance and enjoyment Mental toughness is highly valued among runners. We’ve come to embrace the notion that ...