"It is really encouraging to see the Welsh Government backing the new mental health courses for football clubs on offer from Mind Cymru and UK Coaching. Any resources that can help improve support for ...

A new study led by BPS member Professor Oliver Robinson at Regent’s University in London studied over 2,200 people aged between 18-29 from across eight nations.

It's October. Summer is over and Halloween is just around the corner. Yet, entering a shop, you hear a discordant sound: Christmas music being piped through the speakers. This will be a familiar ...

Many of us use music to change how we feel, whether that's to lift low spirits, or encourage enthusiasm about a work-out. Research also shows that music has the power to modify not just mood but also, ...

A proposal for this study, being conducted through the Society's Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology Training Committee (DSEPTC), in collaboration with the BPS Research and Analysis team, was ...

Scrolling through social media feeds is something we all do: a quick distraction, a way to fill a quiet moment without thinking too much. But over time, I noticed it was doing more than just filling ...

Though low mood is the best-known symptom of depression, indecisiveness and biased thinking are also common. But these problems, which can lead to delays in making important choices — and being more ...

Killing another person is not necessarily harmful to a soldier's mental health — in fact, the impacts on wellbeing depend more on the context than on the act itself. At least, this is the conclusion ...

It's nearly April, and let's face it, your New Year's Resolutions have fallen by the wayside. There's a reason that it feels so tempting to make them year after year — we all want to build good habits ...

'Beautifying' filters, which smooth the skin, add make-up, heighten cheekbones, or slim the face, are more ubiquitous than ever. Recent work by Rosalind Gill of City University London, for example, ...

One result of the initial phases of the Covid-19 pandemic is the now widespread use of videoconferencing, even for important meetings such as job interviews and health assessments. However, note the ...

No end of studies show that loneliness is bad for us, and the BPS has urged action from the government to tackle this 'scourge' in the UK population. But while loneliness entails feeling that a need ...