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Education

Old School Libraries vs. New Age Media: Psychological Perspectives on Information Consumption

Key Takeways: 1. Traditional libraries enhance focus, memory, and mental well-being. 2. Digital libraries offer fast, flexible, and global access to information. 3. Screens can strain the eyes, reduce attention, and affect emotional health. 4. Printed books support deeper comprehension

Awareness

‘Adolescence’ more than just a Netflix binge watch – Media portrayals and narratives

Television serves as a significant source of sexual education for teenagers and young adults, making it essential to examine how sexual behaviour and reproductive health are represented in popular cinema. Looking at the main key themes, including youth pregnancy and

Social

The Impact of Microexpressions on Social Perception

Consider the example of a person entering a room of strangers and feeling an inexplicable bond with one of them due to a fleeting smile at that person or consider when one of your friends is saying how happy they

Awareness

The Relationship Between Openness And Social Anxiety

The study uses a cognitive-behavioral model of social anxiety to examine the relationship between openness as a personality trait and social anxiety in the Internet age. It includes 522 students from two regions in China and shows that social anxiety

Education Parenting

Social Learning Theory by Albert Bandura

Social Learning Theory was developed by Albert Bandura (1977), and its doctrine states that people learn by the observation, imitation, and modeling of others. Learning is influenced by attention, motivation, emotions, and attitudes. This theory shows how mental processes such

Awareness

Australian Media Targets Rohit Sharma, Labels Him ‘Captain Cry Baby’: The Mental Strain of Media Criticism on Modern Athletes

The Australian media, which just days earlier had called Indian captain Virat Kohli a  “clown,” turned their attention to their counterpart Rohit Sharma, who is now being labeled “Captain Cry Baby”, Following his furious shouts at teammate Yashasvi Jaiswal on

News

Controversy Erupts Over Comedian’s Remarks on Deepika Padukone’s Depression on India’s Got Latent 

Deepika Padukone is a well-known celebrity who publicized her battle with depression. She went public and has been an advocate for mental health awareness. In 2015, she established the Live Love Laugh Foundation to demystify mental health in India. The

Education

Social Comparison Theory

Social comparison theory is one of the important concepts and ideas advanced by psychologist Leon Festinger way back in 1954, explaining how human beings determine their sense of self-esteem, identity, and behaviour. According to social comparison theory, people compare themselves with

Self Help

Feeling Nervous in Crowds? Here’s How to Beat Social Anxiety

People often feel nervous or self-conscious in social situations like when they give a speech or appear in an interview for a new job. Many individuals can assume that this means they have social anxiety. However social anxiety goes beyond

Life Style Relationship

Psychology Behind Parasocial Relationships

Parasocial relationships can fill a void, providing a connection where real life may fall short. In the world of screens, we tend to feel closer to those favourite characters more than to those next door. What’s comforting about a parasocial