AS social media operates on algorithms based on what interests netizens, many content creators feast on what the public is ...

Dr. Madelyn Gould reviewed two issues, the role of the media in fostering suicide contagion in adolescents, and suicide clusters. She described characteristics of media portrayals of suicide, and ...

When a well-known public figure dies by suicide, it often dominates news headlines and social media feeds. But beyond public mourning, research suggests that these tragic events may have unintended ...

Consumer behaviour is influenced by more than objective attributes such as price and functionality; it also reflects underlying psychological processes whereby perceptions of products or people are ...

Colds and viruses aren’t the only things people “catch” from one another. Behavior can be contagious, too. From moods and ...

Human nature abhors a vacuum. When no one knows the answer to a question, stories rush in to fill the gap. Thirty years ago, we felt compelled to give an uncertain world the label VUCA—volatile, ...