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In an eye-tracking study of 103 Norwegian students, higher neuroticism was linked to faster first looks at fearful and sad faces. Anxiety symptoms sped up looks at all emotional faces, and d…
Read articleIn a lab study of 81 university students, those with high depression scores but no diagnosis remembered target-linked words as well as low-symptom peers. An alerting cue evened out emotional…
Read articleA 2026 theory paper proposes that Chinese university students giving presentations in English handle their nerves better when the classroom builds their confidence. It is a framework with no…
Read articleUniversity students with subthreshold depression, meaning real depressive symptoms that fall short of a major depression diagnosis, had stronger connections in 3 cingulate brain circuits and…
Read articleA 2025 survey of 686 Dutch university students linked violent pornography use to self-reported sexual aggression risk, especially when pornography was perceived as realistic or when peer rap…
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