Rimé et al. (1992) showed that most emotional experiences are shared with others shortly
after they occurred. They proposed that social sharing represents an integral part of emotional …

People want to be understood by others, yet their perceptions of being understood are only
modestly related to actually being understood by others. In this article, we provide an …

Powerful people often act at will, even if the resulting behavior is inappropriate—hence the
famous proverb “power corrupts.” Here, we introduce the reverse phenomenon—violating …

The greater power of bad events over good ones is found in everyday events, major life
events (eg, trauma), close relationship outcomes, social network patterns, interpersonal …

Given assertions of the theoretical, empirical, and practical importance of self-control, this
meta-analytic study sought to review evidence concerning the relationship between …

Cross-sectional data from 1359 boys and girls aged 10-14 years investigated whether
parenting behaviours are directly or indirectly (through building self-control) associated with …

Young people learn from their interactions with their parents how to initiate and maintain
satisfying and warm friendships. Attachment with parents thereby plays an important role in …

Traditional views regard secrecy as problematic, and associated research among adults
almost exclusively focuses on its physical and psychological disadvantages for the secret-…

Social media have become increasingly integrated into the daily lives of adolescents. There
are concerns about the potential detrimental effects of adolescents' social media use (SMU) …

The present research tested the hypothesis that perception of others' self-control is an
indicator of their trustworthiness. The authors investigated whether, in interactions between …