New research suggests that the emotional content of a facial expression influences how well observers can predict social ...

Whether through subtle cues or more overt behaviors, the signs of being perceived in a negative light can be unsettling. Knowing how we come off to others can be an eye-opening experience, to say the ...

We hear a great deal about self-esteem. But what is self-esteem, really? Self-esteem is our opinion of ourselves, based on others' perceptions. So, how is it that we all, or at least many of us, have ...

At the end of a bad day, how do you feel about yourself? The answer could indicate not only how your self-perception formed, but also how it renews, according to experimental results. At the end of a ...

One of the characteristics of depression is a tendency to perceive sensory stimuli and everyday situations in an excessively negative way. But the mechanisms underpinning this 'negativity bias,' which ...

People with depression and posttraumatic stress disorder tend to underestimate their cognitive abilities—a pattern that may worsen their mental health. A new study published in Neuropsychology ...