Health Psychology Review, 10(1), 1–25. This study explains the role of consistency in habit formation, showing that repeated behaviors over an average of 66 days lead to automaticity.

In this article, you will meet four mental health professionals who are not just treating patients; they’re adding their unique approaches and authentic voices to the field of psychology in 2025.

Most worryingly, and yet not surprisingly, half of parents of 6- to 17-year-olds (51 percent) report their child’s mental health was negatively affected by their pandemic experiences.

The decline of religion across the U.S. seems to be associated with negative health effects, write Dr. Phil and Dr. John Whyte of WebMD.

Subfields include counseling, clinical, educational, forensic and health psychology. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that 92% of psychology majors study general psychology rather ...

A 2021 study published in Frontiers of Psychology explored the negative side effects of both social media and video game addiction and, to be clear, found all kinds of downsides to each.

Health Psychology The psychology of why video game farming is so satisfying If you hate your 9-5, consider working in a farm simulator game like Stardew Valley.

GI psychology is a subspecialty of health psychology, notes Dr. Gentile. Health psychologists take a "biopsychosocial" approach to treatment. "They look at how different psychological, ...

Many Ph.D. in psychology programs lead to clinical psychologist licensure, but not everyone in this discipline wants to diagnose and treat mental health. A nonclinical Ph.D. in psychology explores ...

Gossiping gets a bad rap, but psychology experts say it could actually benefit our mental health. The activity can help "make meaning of our world and situations," according to Thea Gallagher ...

In their report, published this week in the Journal of Health Psychology, two studies were conducted on over 1,100 people to see if sleep quality had an impact on belief in conspiracy theories.